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India-Canada Ties Hit All-Time Low Over Nijjar's Killing

Ties between India and Canada have hit an all-time low with both countries sacking each other's diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.

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Canadian high commission in New Delhi | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup

A private security man walks outside the Canadian high commission in New Delhi after India and Canada expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.

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India-Canada Row | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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People wait outside the Canadian high commission in New Delhi.

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Security personnel outside Canadian high commission | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Security personnel stand outside the Canadian high commission in New Delhi.

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Study in Canada ads banner | Photo: AP/Prabhjot Gill
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People walk past banners inviting students to study in Canada and other places abroad at a market in Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab.

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View of the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
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View of the High Commission of Canada amidst tensions between India and Canada over the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in New Delhi.

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Canada's Deputy High Commissioner to India | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Canada's Deputy High Commissioner to India Stewart Wheeler leaves from the Ministry of External Affairs, in New Delhi.

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High Commission of India in Canada | Photo: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP
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The High Commission of India in Canada is seen in Ottawa, Ontario.

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| Photo: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP
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The High Commission of India in Canada is seen in Ottawa, Ontario.