India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats amid Nijjar row: reports
India has told Canada it must repatriate 41 of its 62 diplomats according to the Financial Times and The Associated Press on Tuesday, as diplomatic tensions between the two countries deepen. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not confirmed the reports but said these are "extremely challenging" times and emphasized the importance of having diplomats in India. Global News has not yet verified the reports but has reached out to Global Affairs Canada. The removal would escalate a confrontation between the two countries over Canada's accusations that India may have been involved in the June murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #India #Canada #indiacanadatensions
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India has told Canada it must repatriate 41 of its 62 diplomats according to the Financial Times and The Associated Press on Tuesday, as diplomatic tensions between the two countries deepen.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not confirmed the reports but said these are "extremely challenging" times and emphasized the importance of having diplomats in India.
Global News has not yet verified the reports but has reached out to Global Affairs Canada.
The removal would escalate a confrontation between the two countries over Canada's accusations that India may have been involved in the June murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C.
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