India-Canada spat over Sikh separatist murder risks 'economic fallout'

Tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats heralds new low in fraught relations

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau: Ottawa has accused Indian agents of killing a Sikh separatist in Canada. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- The spiraling diplomatic spat between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh separatist risks "economic fallout" in their multibillion-dollar trade and business relationship, analysts warn.

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