Canada expelled India’s high commissioner and five others over evidence gathered by the federal police that Indian government agents have been involved in “serious criminal activity in Canada.” The RCMP said India has sought information about members of South Asian communities, which it used for “homicides and violent acts.” India expelled six Canadians, accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of hostility to India, and said the whole spat is a political smear. (The Logic)

Talking point: Canada’s economic relations with India remain strong and Canada wants to preserve them, Trade Minister Mary Ng said in a statement released alongside the diplomatic eruption. India-Canada relations soured last fall after Trudeau said there was evidence of a link between the Indian government and the murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver, claims buttressed by a U.S. indictment in a separate alleged plot. As a result, India stopped processing visa applications from Canada for about two months.