Amid a diplomatic fallout, the Modi government has reportedly told Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats from the country.
The Financial Times reported that Ottawa has been told that it must repatriate roughly 40 diplomats by October 10.
The report said that Canada has 62 diplomats in India and had said the total should be reduced by 41.
The diplomatic relationship between New Delhi and Ottawa saw its lowest point after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently alleged that the Indian government could be behind the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Nijjar, a designated terrorist in India, was shot dead outside at a parking lot outside a Gurdwara in Canada's Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18.