New Delhi may reinstate the High Commissioner to Canada to improve relations.

• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s departure could signal a thaw in bilateral ties due to the Nijjar case.
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) chief Daniel Rogers is set to visit India next week for a meeting of intelligence chiefs.
• The Ministry of External Affairs has discussed potential candidates to replace previous High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma.
• Verma was expelled along with five Indian diplomats after a Singapore meeting.
• The Trudeau government called them “persons of interest” in the June 2023 killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
• New Delhi withdrew its diplomats and expelled six Canadian diplomats, including the Acting High Commissioner.
• It’s unclear whether a new Canadian High Commissioner to India will be appointed by the newly elected Liberal party leader and Prime Minister-designate, Mark Carney.
• Both Carney and his Conservative Party rival Pierre Pollievre have indicated they would like to rework ties with India.
• Former diplomats from Delhi and Ottawa have met to discuss rebuilding ties since September 2023.