US embassy rejects report claiming envoy’s ‘India ties could get worse’ comment

The US embassy in India on Thursday dismissed studies of ambassador Eric Garcetti saying that US-India ties shall be adversely affected resulting from New Delhi’s diplomatic spat with Canada, saying that Garcetti was ” working hard every day to deepen the partnership between the people and governments of the United States and India”.

Earlier, a report within the Politico claimed that Eric Garcetti informed his group within the nation that relations between India and the US “could get worse for a time” amid India’s diplomatic row with Canada.

In an official assertion, the US embassy rejected these studies. It mentioned: “The US embassy dismisses these reports. Ambassador Garcetti is working hard every day to deepen the partnership between the people and governments of the United States and India. As his personal engagement and public schedule demonstrates, Ambassador Garcetti and the US Mission to India are working every day to advance the important, strategic, and consequential partnership we have with India.”

The report additionally quoted an unnamed State Department official who mentioned that Garcetti informed his group that “the US may need to reduce its contacts with Indian officials for an undefined period of time”.

INDIA-CANADA ROW

Ties between India and Canada have been below pressure for the previous few months with New Delhi flagging elevated actions and threats by pro-Khalistani components within the North American nation.

Diplomatic relations took a much bigger hit after Trudeau’s allegations towards India within the Canadian parliament .

India has rejected the allegations as “absurd” and “motivated”. It additionally expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat transfer after Ottawa expelled an Indian official.

On September 21, India requested Canada to downsize its diplomatic presence within the nation as relations between the 2 nations plunged to an all-time low following Ottawa’s allegations towards New Delhi.

India additionally introduced quickly suspending the issuance of visas to Canadian residents.

Nijjar was shot useless by two masked gunmen on June 18 in British Columbia. India designated him a terrorist in 2020.

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Oct 5, 2023