Tensions between Canada and India have escalated dramatically following accusations of foreign interference, murder, and extortion leveled by Canadian authorities against the Indian government.

Canada accuses Indian government agents of involvement in "violent acts" aimed at intimidating Canadian Sikh separatists.

Accusations of widespread murder, extortion and coercion across Canada linked to agents of the government of India sparked an escalation of already strained diplomatic tensions Monday, as each country expelled six diplomats.

Ottawa's decision Monday to expel India's top envoy and five other diplomats is just the latest development in tensions that have simmered for months between the two countries. Here's a look at what's driving the chill between Canada and India.

The accusations came more than a year after Canada linked India's government to the murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in a Vancouver suburb.

Canada and India have expelled six of each other’s diplomats in one of the most severe actions yet in an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada

We felt it was imperative to confront the government of India,' RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme announced Monday.

India says it is recalling its ambassador and other diplomats from Canada, hours after it rejected a Canadian notification that the ambassador was a “person of interest” in the assassination of a Sikh

The brazen June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada sparked a diplomatic row with India that continues to escalate.