Canadian State head Justin Trudeau has said that Ottawa would rather not raise strains with India in the midst of reports that India has requested that few Canadian negotiators leave the country.
Speaking to the media in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, Trudeau said, “We’re not looking to escalate.”
We’re Going To Have Constructive Relations With India – Trudeau
Asked explicitly whether his administration will fight back over the activity from New Delhi, the Canadian PM said, “We will accomplish the work that is important in proceeding to have useful relations with India through this very troublesome time”.
He added, “Clearly we’re going through a very difficult time. That is the reason we actually should have negotiators on the ground working with the Indian government there to help Canadians and Canadian families.”
Canada Has Its Biggest Diplomatic Foundation In India
Canada has its biggest diplomatic foundation in India and New Delhi had before been clear it needed the numbers pared.
On September 21, Worldwide Undertakings Canada, the country’s unfamiliar service, said it was pulling representatives from its missions in India because of dangers on different virtual entertainment stages.
Nijjar Was Killed On June 18
Canada had likewise looked for extra security around its missions in the country, which remember the High Commission for New Delhi, as well as offices in Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Bangalore.
That came three days after Trudeau said something in the Place of House about “sound charges” of a possible connection between Indian specialists and the killing of Khalistani figure Hardeep Nijjar.