New Delhi, October 06, 2023 (PPI-OT):The US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, told his team in the country that relations between India and America “could get worse for a time” due to New Delhi’s diplomatic spat with Canada. According to Kashmir Media Service, a report by the Washington-based publication Politico quoting an unnamed State Department official reported that Garcetti also said that “the US may need to reduce its contacts with Indian officials for an undefined period of time”.
The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on September 18 revealed in the Parliament the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Nijjar. Since then, the relations between India and Canada are tense. Nijjar was shot dead by two masked gunmen on June 18 in Surrey city of British Columbia province.
The US has said that Canada’s allegations of the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada in June are “serious” and has called for a full investigation. It has also said that it has discussed the matter with New Delhi and has urged it to participate actively in the probe.
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