“We assume there would be reduction…” MEA on ‘much higher’ Canadian diplomatic presence in India

Oct 05, 2023

New Delhi, October 5 (ANI): Responding to reports claiming that India has asked Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that Canadian diplomatic presence is much higher in India and they assume “there would be reduction”. “On discussions on parity, given the much higher presence of diplomats or diplomatic presence here and their interference in our internal matters, we have sought parity in our respective diplomatic presence. Discussions are ongoing to achieve this. Given that Canadian diplomatic presence is higher, we would assume that there would be a reduction,” said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.