Canada has initiated the evacuation of the majority of its diplomats posted in India outside of New Delhi, relocating them to either Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. This decision comes in response to India's demand for Canada to achieve diplomatic staff parity by October 10, following a diplomatic row over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, as reported by CTV News, a Canadian television network.

The diplomatic row escalated when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged Indian involvement in the killing of Khalistani separatist Nijjar back in June. India rejected these allegations, branding them as "absurd" and "motivated." In response, India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat, mirroring Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the same case.