Canada spat leads India newspapers, as analysts await reactions from peer countries
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Canada's decision to expel New Delhi's top envoy and five other diplomats is front-page news in India, as an analyst wonders how other countries will respond.
Canada's decision to expel New Delhi's top envoy and five other diplomats is front-page news in India, as an analyst wonders how other countries will respond.
On Monday, the RCMP warned the public about a rash of crimes including murder, extortion and coercion that the force links to Indian government agents.
The RCMP and other Canadian officials presented evidence to India earlier this past weekend, but they say New Delhi refused to co-operate in police investigations.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says that is why Canada declared the six diplomats persona non grata, which is one of the stiffest penalties Canada can impose on under the Vienna Convention.
India insists it has not been given evidence of any government involvement in crimes in Canada, and it has ordered six Canadian diplomats to leave.
The diplomatic spat is the top headline on the front pages of the Times of India as well as the Indian Express.
Vina Nadjibulla, research vice-president for the Asia Pacific Foundation, says she's watching to see how Canada's peers respond to the "unprecedented, extraordinary" news.
