Canada\u2019s Senate speaker will not attend a two-day G20 event in New Delhi this week, India said on Thursday, as ties remain frozen after Canada said it is investigating allegations linking Indian agents to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. Speaker Raymonde Gagne will not be present at the two-day parliamentary speakers\u2019 summit that starts on Friday, as part of India\u2019s year long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies, which expires in November. \u201cWe invite all members for G20 events. Participation is their decision and subject to a number of factors,\u201d said Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. \u201cI\u2019ll have to check whether anybody is actually attending from Canada because the parliament speaker could not attend.\u201d The Canadian senate did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. Indian media cited India\u2019s lower house speaker as saying Canada would be represented by the Senate speaker. Tensions between India and Canada have escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly levelled suspicions last month that New Delhi\u2019s agents were involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on June 18 in a Vancouver suburb. India dismissed the allegation as absurd and both countries expelled a diplomat. India also suspended issuing new visas for Canadians and asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in India. Bagchi said that India is in touch with Canada at \u201cvarious levels\u201d and remained \u201ccommitted to ensuring parity\u201d on Canadian diplomatic presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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