Canada’s Foreign Minister, Melanie Joly, announced the withdrawal of 41 diplomats and 42 family members from India. This decision comes in the wake of an ongoing dispute over the alleged killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was associated with Khalistani sympathies.
Canada’s Foreign Minister expressed deep concern over India’s plans to strip diplomatic immunities from all but 21 Canadian diplomats and their dependents in Delhi, effective on October 20. This sudden development posed a significant risk to the safety of 41 Canadian diplomats and their families, prompting their departure from India.