Canada has reduced dozens of its Indian staffers posted in its missions in India, months after New Delhi forced Ottawa to downsize its diplomatic presence.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service s declassified document reveals that India has been marked as foreign interference threat in Canadian elections. India is accused of election interference in Canada for the first time, joining China and Russia facing charges of meddling in Canadian politics.
Canada’s public inquiry into foreign interference will examine allegations that India sought to meddle in recent national elections, potentially inflaming already-elevated tensions between the two countries.
Raymonde Gagne won’t attend the two-day parliamentary speakers’ summit starting Friday in New Delhi, a spokesperson for her office said Wednesday, declining to provide further information.
Canada has not given any specific information about its allegations of India's hand in the killing of a Khalistani terrorist on its soil, and the allegation appears to be "politically driven", the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said today.