Ottawa CNN —Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats and their families from India after New Delhi threatened to revoke their diplomatic immunity amid a deepening dispute over the assassination of a Sikh activist.
Given the implications of India’s actions on the safety of our diplomats, we have facilitated their safe departure from India,” Joly told a press conference in Ottawa.
Joly said those diplomats and their families had already left India while 21 Canadian diplomats remained in the country.
Joly added the Canadian government would not retaliate in kind, saying that to do so would be a violation of international law.
Nijjar was an outspoken supporter of the creation of a separate Sikh homeland that would include parts of India and be known as Khalistan.
Persons:
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Justin Trudeau, Mélanie Joly, India’s, ” Joly, Joly, “, Hardeep Singh, Nijjar, ” Nijjar’s
Organizations:
Ottawa CNN —, Canadian Foreign Affairs, Sikh Organization of Canada, India’s, Indian National Investigation Agency, Khalistan
Locations:
Ottawa CNN — Canada, India, New Delhi, British Columbia, Canada, Ottawa