Canada, India Expel Diplomats as RCMP Says Indian Agents Involved in Homicides

The latest flare-up of tensions between the two countries stems from recent accusations that Indian diplomats have been engaged in illegal activity in Canada.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commissioner Michael Duheme testifies at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2024. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

Canada and India have announced tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats on the same day the RCMP said Indian agents have been involved in homicides on Canadian soil.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Oct. 14 that it is expelling Acting High Commissioner Stewart Ross Wheeler and five other diplomats. They have been asked to leave the country by Oct. 19.