A timeline of Canada-India tensions — from 2018 to today's arrests

Relations between Canada and India have been under pressure for years, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have quarreled over Sikh separatist elements in this country.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks past India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi's cremation site, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. In a statement responding to queries about making India part of her mandate probing foreign interference, the Privy Council Office has indicated Nijjar's killing is a matter of criminal investigation by the RCMP.

Here is a timeline of some of the events that have complicated Canada's bilateral relationship with India, the world's largest democracy.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comes in for criticism after a troubled trip to India — a week-long visit meant to bolster relations with the world's largest democracy.

Two weeks later, on the evening of June 18, Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is shot dead outside his gurdwara in Surrey, B.C. Congregants immediately call his killing a politically motivated attack.Members of B.C.’s Sikh community say gurdwara president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was targeted by gunmen in the temple's parking lot.The group Sikhs for Justice calls for people to "besiege" Indian consulates and offers cash rewards for the home addresses of Indian diplomats.

India subsequently restricts visas for Canadians ahead of the country's wedding season. It ultimately restores visa access in November.

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