Canada Expels Indian Diplomats, Accusing Them of Criminal Campaign.
Source: NYTimes
The Canadian police said the Indian government had orchestrated homicides and extortion in Canada to intimidate Sikh separatists. India, in return, kicked out Canadian diplomats.
Canada accused the Indian government on Monday of homicide and extortion intended to silence critics of India living in Canada, escalating a bitter dispute that began last year with an assassination of a Sikh activist.
Canada expelled India’s top diplomat and five others, saying they were part of a vast criminal network. India reciprocated, expelling six Canadian diplomats.
The two countries have been in an intense dispute following the assassination in Canada of a prominent Sikh cleric, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at the time that his killing had been orchestrated by the Indian government.
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https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2024/10/statement-by-the-minister-of-public-safety-democratic-institutions-and-intergovernmental-affairs-on-the-rcmps-findings-regarding-criminal-activity-.html