India-Canada relations hit all-time low after then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in 2023, alleged a possible Indian hyperlink to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

New Delhi rejected Trudeau’s claims as “absurd”.

In October 2024, India recalled its excessive commissioner and 5 different diplomats after Ottawa sought to attach them to the Nijjar case. In response, India additionally expelled an equal variety of Canadian diplomats.

Nonetheless, Liberal Occasion chief Mark Carney’s victory within the parliamentary election in April final 12 months helped provoke efforts to reset ties. Subsequently, each international locations reinstated their excessive commissioners in one another’s capitals.

In June final 12 months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Kananaskis in Canada to attend the G7 summit, the place he and Carney held intensive discussions on the sidelines, specializing in rebuilding bilateral relations.