India appointed a new ambassador to Canada. The appointment has been made about nine months after the withdrawal of its High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other senior diplomats posted in Ottawa amid diplomatic tension. The Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Patnaik of Dinesh as the next High Commissioner of India in Canada. Indian ambassador Dinesh K. in Spain. Patnaik has been sent to Ottawa. After discontent in the relationship between the two countries, it is considered a new beginning of betterment in relations. Earlier in the month of October last year, five diplomats, including High Commissioner Sanjay Verma, were called back to India. At the same time, India also expelled six diplomats of Canada.
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Controversy separatist in the year 2023 Hardeep Singh began after Nijjar’s murder, which showed a diplomatic tension and discomfort between the two countries for a year. S On September 2023, former PM Justin Trudeau made a statement in the Canadian Parliament that the Government of India had a possible involvement behind Nijjar’s murder, which was rejected by the Government of India. After the allegations, India and Canada’s relations became very unusual. Diplomatic and other staff were cut in the mission on both sides.
Relationships improved after Carney’s arrival
The work of melting snow between the two countries started from May 25 this year, when Indian Foreign Minister S.K. Jaishankar spoke to the newly appointed Foreign Minister Anita Anand on the phone. During that time, Anand had said that Mark Karney’s government is keen on forming a partnership with India.