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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicIndian diplomats

Topic: Indian diplomats

Canadian police link Indian diplomats to murder & extortion, say Bishnoi gang working with Delhi

Top RCMP officers allege that Indian diplomats have been involved in major crimes across Canada, including collecting info for Indian govt that is then used to target South Asian diaspora.

A visit to Pizza Hut reversed the roles between these Indian diplomats & Pakistani agents

In ‘An Indian Woman in Islamabad’, Ruchi Ghanashyam recalls her adventures in Pakistan between 1997 and 2000, when she was stationed there as a diplomat.

Controversial diplomat Devyani Khobragade appears as ‘Khmer Apsara’ in Cambodian New Year post on X

Khobragade, India’s envoy to Cambodia, was at centre of a diplomatic row between US and India in 2013 after she was arrested on charges of visa fraud, which were later dismissed.

India tells Canada to repatriate 41 diplomats by 10 October, reports Financial Times

Ties between India and Canada have stained over Canadian suspicion on Indian govt agents' involvement in murder of a Sikh separatist leader and Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Canadian pro-separatist media outlet named Indian diplomat as ‘intel agent’. Why this is dangerous

Report by 'Baaz', a media outlet with links to Sikh separatists, came days before expulsion of another diplomat for being 'head of India’s external intelligence agency' in Canada.

India’s ‘concerns paramount’—Congress backs Centre amid India-Canada row over Sikh leader murder

India expelled Canadian diplomat on Thursday hours after Canada asked an Indian official to leave that country, citing a 'potential' link to the killing of the separatist leader in June.

‘Absurd, motivated:’ India rejects Justin Trudeau’s charge over killing of Sikh separatist leader

Canada also expelled India's top intelligence agent in the country on Monday, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said, without naming the official or providing other details.

New book tells how India is ‘recalibrating its strategic thinking’ in current geopolitical order

Published by HarperCollins, 'World Upside Down: India Recalibrates its Geopolitics' by Sujan Chinoy will be released on 24 August on Softcover, ThePrint's e-venue to launch digital ebooks. 

Talks between G20 nations to wrap up without joint statement due to differences over Ukraine war

India has adopted largely neutral stance, declining to blame Russia for the invasion and urging diplomatic solution, while also increasing purchases of discounted oil from Russia.

On Camera

Budget 2026 must signal rail reform. End cross-subsidies, privatise operations & services

Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.