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Canada pulling out diplomats from New Delhi ‘on India’s request’, says MEA

Canadian High Commission in India has stated that ‘due to heightened tensions’ with New Delhi, Ottawa has ‘decided to temporarily adjust staff presence in India’.

‘Ready to cooperate if Canada presents evidence’ — India reaches out to US, UK, Australia

India also conveyed to US, UK & Australia that requests to Canada for cooperation over Indian gangsters finding safe haven there have not yielded any results, it is learnt.

India accuses Canada of being ‘safe haven’ for terrorists amid diplomatic row

The MEA disclosed that both countries have agreed to reduce the number and rank of diplomats in New Delhi & Ottawa to achieve mutual staff parity, in response to a request by India.

What India plans to do to crack down on gangsters & Sikh separatists based abroad

Between August 2021 and September 2023, NIA shared information with Ottawa eight times through MoU route regarding involvement of Canada based elements but to no avail.

After China & Russia, now US President holds summit with Central Asian leaders — ‘historic moment’

In its effort to offer an alternative to China across all continents, US now joins a long list of global suitors jockeying for influence in Central Asia.

2 visits in single term? President Biden invited by Modi as chief guest for Republic Day celebration

US envoy Eric Garcetti says Joe Biden was invited during meeting on sidelines of G20 Summit this month. If he accepts, he'll be 1st American President to visit India twice in a term.

US ‘deeply concerned’, says India should cooperate with Canada’s probe into Nijjar’s killing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has categorically rejected Canada's suspicions that Indian agents had links to the murder.

Indo-Pacific army chiefs to meet in Delhi next week, conference ‘not aimed at China’

Conference to be held alongside Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar and Senior Enlisted Leadership Forum. Army held curtain-raiser event Wednesday.

Locked in diplomatic row, India advises citizens in Canada to exercise utmost caution

Advisory comes two days after Canadian PM told Parliament he had credible information linking the Indian government to the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in a Vancouver suburb in June.

1998 sanctions, civil nuclear deal, Sikh extremism — the ups & downs in India-Canada relations

Issue of Sikh extremism has started to ‘define’ India-Canada relationship in past 10 yrs. Tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats Tuesday marks a new low.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.