Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Melanie Joly, has stated that the remaining Indian diplomats in the country are “on notice” as tensions escalate between the two nations. This warning follows Canada’s earlier move to expel India’s high commissioner and five other diplomats,
Tensions between Canada and India have escalated as both nations expelled senior diplomats in the wake of allegations surrounding the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canada expelled India’s top diplomat and five other officials, accusing them of involvement in Nijjar’s assassination, while India responded by expelling six Canadian diplomats. Diplomatic