The latest escalation intensifies an ongoing spat between India and Canada, following allegations that Delhi was involved the assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Friday there was a "climate of violence" and an "atmosphere of intimidation" against Indian diplomats in Canada, where the presence of Sikh separatist groups has frustrated New Delhi. "Because there is freedom of speech, to make threats and intimidate diplomats, I don't think that's acceptable," Jaishankar told reporters on Friday evening in Washington. Relations between India and Canada have been tense of late, mostly due to the presence of Sikh separatists in Canada who have kept alive the movement for Khalistan, or the demand for an independent Sikh state to be carved out of India.
The incident unfolded outside a Gurdwara in Glasgow, where Doraiswami had a planned meeting with the Gurdwara committee. The video showed two men near the High Commissioner’s car in the parking area
On September 29, 2023, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, was stopped from entering a gurdwara in Glasgow, Scotland. This comes