Canada pulls dozens of diplomats from India as dispute flares

New Delhi had demanded parity after being accused in Sikh separatist's death

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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

JAMES HAND-CUKIERMAN, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India, its Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly confirmed, amid a festering diplomatic dispute between the countries over the killing of a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.

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