India briefs Australia on Canada spat

External affairs minister S Jaishankar met his Australian opposite number Penny Wong on Tuesday and discussed extremism and India’s diplomatic spat with Canada. The two ministers met in New Delhi as part of the 14th Foreign Ministerial Framework Dialogue.

- Shashank Mattoo

“I spoke about it (the situation with Canada) to minister Wong. As you know, Australia has a good, strong and close relationship with both of us. So I felt it was important that Australia get our perspective on the issue. You know that, from our point of view, the key issue is really the space which has been given to extremism and radicalism in Canada," said Jaishankar at a press briefing.

This came just weeks after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of violating the Vienna Convention by revoking the diplomatic immunity of 40 Canadian diplomats in India.