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Canada, India name new high commissioners, as both countries restore relations
Canada and India renewed diplomatic ties after a 10-month spat over espionage allegations and a Sikh activist's assassination, appointing experienced envoys to strengthen cooperation.
- On Thursday, India named diplomat Dinesh K Patnaik as its High Commissioner to Canada, as both countries restore relations.
- Canada named Christopher Cooter as its new High Commissioner to India, 10 months after the countries expelled their top envoys.
- Relations between the two nations had suffered due to allegations by former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau regarding Indian agents' involvement in a killing.
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Canada and India name new top envoys as they restore relations after
OTTAWA, Canada: India and Canada named new high commissioners to each other’s capitals Thursday as they restored relations 10 months after expelling the top envoys in a dispute over an alleged political assassination. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Christopher Cooter will be Canada’s new high commissioner to India.
Canada Appoints New High Commissioner to India as Strained Relations Improve
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has appointed Canada’s new high commissioner to India after Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in mid-June. Christopher Cooter will take on the role of high commissioner for Canada in the Republic of India, Anand announced on Aug. 28. Cooter has 35 years of diplomatic experience and most recently served as Canada’s Chargé d’affaires to Israel and as Canada’s High Commissio…
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Canada and India name new top envoys as they restore relations after a dispute
India and Canada have named new high commissioners to each other’s capitals Thursday as they restore relations 10 months after expelling their top envoys following an activist's assassination.
India and Canada are reviving their diplomatic relations by appointing two new high commissioners, 10 months after expelling their respective ambassadors.
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