India expels 6 Canadian diplomats as crisis deepens

Asks them to leave country by or before 11.59 pm, October 19

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Updated At : 10:24 PM Oct 14, 2024 IST

Canada's Acting High Commissioner to India Stewart Wheeler leaves from the Ministry of External Affairs, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (PTI Photo)

India on Monday announced expelling six Canadian diplomats, hours after recalling the Indian high commissioner and some other officials from Canada.

The Canadian diplomats have been asked to leave India by or before 11.59 pm on October 19, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

The diplomats who have been expelled include Stewart Ross Wheeler, Acting High Commissioner; Patrick Hebert, Deputy High Commissioner; Marie Catherine Joly, First Secretary; and lan Ross David Trites, First Secretary.

The other two diplomats are Adam James Chuipka, First Secretary; and Paula Orjuela, First Secretary.