Tensions escalated after the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June 2023.
India-Canada ties have hit their nadir over the latter’s allegations about Indian government officials spearheading a campaign of violence and extortion against ‘Canadian citizens’.
A diplomatic falling out between India and Canada over allegations that New Delhi was behind the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist threatens to overshadow increasingly close trade and investment ties between the countries.
Canada kicked out six Indian diplomats - including the High Commissioner - alleging their direct involvement in Nijjar’s murder, and further accusing Indian agents of a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.
