Canada expelled six Indian diplomats after the police said they had evidence that India used intimidation and even murder to silence its critics in Canada.

Canada has not acted on India's extradition requests for criminals and extremists, including those involved in fraud, drug dealing, domestic violence, and terrorism. Despite India's efforts and shared evidence,

Canadian authorities have accused agents linked to the Indian government of carrying out the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a longtime campaigner for the creation of a separate homeland for Sikhs,

In both cases of plans targeting Sikh separatists, suspicions of New Delhi’s involvement have arisen. That has put India in a tight diplomatic position.

By bno - Chennai Office India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asserting that his recent admission highlights the absence of hard evidence behind Canada’s allegations linking India to the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.