After two years of navigating a bitter diplomatic spat over the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil, India and Canada have tentatively sketched out a road map to rebuild their strained relationship.
That's the end result of a two-day visit to New Delhi and Mumbai, one which Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand has called a success.
"[We're] elevating our relationship," she told CBC News during an interview in Mumbai.
"Now we're moving forward from September-October 2023," Anand added, referencing the time when the diplomatic ties between the two countries fully derailed.
The relationship broke down after then-Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau accused Indian government agents of having a role in the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a gurdwara, a Sikh place of worship, in Surrey, B.C., in 2023.
India dismissed the allegations as absurd and politically motivated.
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