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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicHigh Commissioner of India to Canada

Topic: High Commissioner of India to Canada

‘Your evidence enough, our evidence not enough?’—Indian High Commissioner to Canada on security ties

In interview to Canadian media, Indian HC Dinesh Patnaik highlights importance of security dialogue between the 2 countries, especially as Sikh separatists continue to be given space in Canada.

With Mark Carney’s win, India looks to reset ties, will appoint envoy to Canada ‘soon’

India has not had a high commissioner in Ottawa since October 2024, when it withdrew Sanjay Kumar Verma, following Canada's request for a diplomatic immunity waiver for him.

Canada joins a tiny list of countries from which Indian envoys have been withdrawn or expelled

In 2023, India & Canada expelled a diplomat each. Withdrawal of high commissioner Monday possibly makes it 1st western nation India has recalled an ambassador from.

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India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.