As India doubles down on rejecting the claim it is behind widespread crimes in Canada, its foreign ministry is accusing Ottawa of trying to smear New Delhi.The federal government ordered India's top envoy to leave the country on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in extortion,

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has slammed Canada over threats to Indian diplomats, recalling past tragedies like the assassination of Indian diplomat Ravindra Mhatre. Puri emphasized that no nation should tolerate such actions under the guise of free speech and warned Canada that India's response would be swift and calibrated.