India's envoy to Canada, who is being expelled over what Ottawa says are links to the murder of a Sikh leader, insisted in an interview he was innocent and said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had wrecked bilateral political ties,

The Canadian prime minister criticized India Wednesday over its alleged interference in the "safety and sovereignty of Canada."

Canada and India have each expelled six diplomats in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada.

The Canadian police said the Indian government had orchestrated homicides and extortion in Canada to intimidate Sikh separatists. India, in return, kicked out Canadian diplomats.

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Canadian diplomat Stewart Wheeler on Monday, marking a significant low in diplomatic relations between India and Canada. This action followed Canada's investigation of Indian diplomats,

Canada‘s foreign minister, Mélanie Joly, says India was asked to waive diplomatic and consular immunity and cooperate in the investigation but it refused