NEW DELHI:
Canada’s Senate speaker won’t attend a two-day G20 occasion in New Delhi this week, India mentioned on Thursday, as ties stay frozen after Canada mentioned it’s investigating allegations linking Indian brokers to the killing of a Sikh separatist chief.
Speaker Raymonde Gagne won’t be current on the two-day parliamentary audio system’ summit that begins on Friday, as a part of India’s yr lengthy presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) main economies, which expires in November.
“We invite all members for G20 occasions. Participation is their resolution and topic to quite a few elements,” mentioned Indian international ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
“I will should examine whether or not anyone is definitely attending from Canada as a result of the parliament speaker couldn’t attend.”
The Canadian senate didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Reuters.
Learn additionally: India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats
Indian media cited India’s decrease home speaker as saying Canada could be represented by the Senate speaker.
Tensions between India and Canada have escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly levelled suspicions final month that New Delhi’s brokers have been concerned within the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot lifeless by unidentified gunmen on June 18 in a Vancouver suburb.
India dismissed the allegation as absurd and each international locations expelled a diplomat. India additionally suspended issuing new visas for Canadians and requested Ottawa to scale back its diplomatic presence in India.
Bagchi mentioned that India is in contact with Canada at “varied ranges” and remained “dedicated to making sure parity” on Canadian diplomatic presence.