Canada ordered the Indian diplomat to leave the country. Photo: Press
Toronto: India-Canada relations further strained after Canada expelled an Indian diplomat and RAW chief.
According to the international news agency, relations between India and Canada became more strained, Canada ordered the Indian diplomat to leave the country while the head of the Indian secret agency RAW in Canada was deported.
Also read: Tensions rise between Canada and India after criticism of Sikh protests
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said in an address to Parliament that Canadian intelligence has identified a link between the death of Hardeep Najar and the Indian government. He said that this matter was raised with Indian Prime Minister Modi in the G20 meeting, the involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a citizen on Canadian soil is against our sovereignty.
It should be noted that the pro-Khalistan Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nagar was shot dead in Canada on June 18, while Sikhs protested worldwide against the killing of Hardeep Singh.
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