Canada High Commission in India has decided to temporarily adjust its staff presence in the country, highlighting significant staff number differences between the two nations amid a diplomatic row, India Today reported on Saturday.
The development comes after the Ministry of External Affairs on September 21 asked Canada to downsize its number of diplomats to achieve parity in numbers between both missions.
The High Commission of Canada in a statement remarked, “Due to recent events and out of an abundance of caution, we are temporarily adjusting our staff presence in India. All our locations will continue operations with diplomats and locally-engaged staff to ensure uninterrupted business and operational continuity.”