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’.
India has long been apprehensive about politicians in Trudeau’s Liberal Party seeking support of diaspora Sikhs by showing tolerance towards extremists and terrorists.
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.
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.
The already-strained relationship between two countries was struck a big blow Monday when Justin Trudeau insinuated Indian agents had a hand in the murder of a Sikh separatist in Canada.
India is a leading importer of fertilisers for its huge agriculture sector, which employs about half of its 1.4 billion people and accounts for nearly 15% of the $3 trillion economy.
The advisory came amid deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries following Canadian PM Trudeau's claim of India's link to Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder.
‘We all bear a collective responsibility to speak up and not be silent when we see things like the events of the last week,’ Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, wrote on X.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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