Canada and India are continuing talks about the fate of several dozen Canadian diplomats in New Delhi even as an Indian government deadline for Ottawa to slash its diplomatic presence elapsed on Tuesday.
New Delhi last month told Canada to withdraw 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country by October 10 after Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, said there were “credible allegations” that India may have been linked to the murder of a Canadian Sikh activist near Vancouver in June.
Ottawa was trying to resolve the situation with New Delhi, which had warned that diplomats who stayed beyond the deadline would lose diplomatic immunity, said several people familiar with the situation. One Canadian official said Ottawa had not withdrawn any diplomats ahead of the deadline.