India and Canada have agreed to restore diplomatic services nearly two years after Ottawa accused New Delhi of alleged involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, which turned into a row s

In September 2023, the Canadian government, led then by Justin Trudeau, accused India of orchestrating the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an activist who supported carving out a Sikh homeland, Khalistan, from India. Mr. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was fatally shot in British Columbia that June.

In a major diplomatic breakthrough, India and Canada have agreed to appoint new High Commissioners in each other’s countries, signaling a move toward restoring normalcy in bilateral relations. This decision was reached following a significant meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian representative Mark Carney during the G7 Summit.