Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly reportedly held a secret meeting with her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in the United States to solve the diplomatic crisis between New Delhi and Ottawa. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s public allegations that India had a role in Khalistan terrorist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Nijjar’s murder drove the bilateral relations to a new low. After New Delhi’s diplomatic offensive which involved downsizing of Canadian diplomats in India, Ottawa has been choosing to cool down tensions through private meetings.
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