Canada Expels Six Indian Diplomats Amidst an Ongoing Investigation into India’s Involvement in the Repression of Sikh Activists Living in Canada

                On October 14, 2024, the Canadian government expelled six Indian diplomats, including the High Commissioner, Sanjay Kumar Verma. The expulsion occurred shortly after Canada accused the Indian government of committing homicide and extorting separatist activists living in Canada. So far, the Indian government has denied Canada’s account of what has occurred to their diplomats, claiming they pulled them out of Canada because they were in “an atmosphere of extremism and violence” that endangered their safety.[1] India has also retaliated by expelling six Canadian officials from its country including Stuart Wheeler, the Canadian embassy’s second-highest ranking diplomat. However, these actions have not deterred Canada from its efforts to stifle India’s repression of dissidents living abroad. According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada “will never tolerate the involvement of a foreign government threatening and killing Canadian citizens on Canadian soil.”[2]