TOKYO -- Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India, its Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly confirmed, amid a festering diplomatic dispute between the countries over the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia.
New Delhi had demanded parity after being accused in Sikh separatist's death
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi in 2018. Trudeau in September announced "credible allegations" that Indian agents were behind the death of a Sikh separatist, which Modi's government called "absurd." © Reuters
TOKYO -- Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India, its Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly confirmed, amid a festering diplomatic dispute between the countries over the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia.