India tells Canada to withdraw around 40 diplomats by October 10: Report

New Delhi, 3/10:India has told Canada to withdraw around 40 diplomats by October 10, Financial Times reported. The publication, citing people familiar with the matter, said that the Narendra Modi government has threatened to revoke diplomatic immunity of diplomats who remain beyond the set date.

The move marks an escalation of tensions that has been brewing since Canadian PM Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of being involved in the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. New Delhi previously said that it wanted ‘parity:

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