India and Canada have agreed to restore diplomatic services nearly two years after Ottawa accused New Delhi of alleged involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, which turned into a row straining relations between the two countries.

G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney negotiated a reset in relations, aiming to ease nearly two years of diplomatic strain triggered by the assassination of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June 2023.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a significant bilateral meeting on Tuesday during the G7 Summit in Alberta, marking the first direct engagement since tensions flared in