India and Canada are involved in a historic diplomatic dispute. Here is what transpired.
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India and Canada are involved in a historic diplomatic dispute Everything began on Monday when Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, asserted that he had reliable intelligence connecting India to the murder of famous Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.India was upset by Canada's accusation and has angrily refuted it, labeling it "absurd and motivated." This week's first steps to expel senior ambassadors were rapid ones from both Canada and India. And on Thursday, in response to what it described as "security threats" against Canadian diplomats in India, India's foreign ministry briefly suspended visa services for Canadians. The Indian government was urged by Trudeau on Thursday to "work with" Canada and "allow justice to follow its course." According to experts, the disagreement puts other major Western nations in an uncomfortable position and increases the possibility of a previously unheard-of rupture between the United States...