India Summons Canada Envoy In Massive Escalation Of Diplomatic Row
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The 2023 murder of Nijjar crashed diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Ottawa after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were "credible allegations" linking Indian intelligence to the crime.
India has summoned Canada's charge d' affairs in New Delhi after the diplomatic relations between the two countries witnessed a new low today. Foreign Ministry's summons to Stewart Wheeler followed the government's criticism of Canada for investigating the Indian ambassador and other diplomats as "persons of interest" over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India received a "diplomatic communication from Canada yesterday suggesting that the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats are 'persons of interest' in a matter related to an investigation in that country".
The government called the allegations "preposterous" and a "strategy of smearing India for political gains".
