Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma, recently labelled as a 'person of interest' by the Trudeau government, stands at the centre of growing diplomatic tensions between India and Canada.

As the diplomatic tension between India and Canada has hit an all-time high, Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma has come under the spotlight. Verma has been named by Canada as a ‘person of interest’ in the investigation over the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

India expelled six Canadian diplomats and recalled its high commissioner, rejecting Canada's allegations linking the envoy to a Sikh extremist's killing. This decision reflects a significant decline in bilateral relations amid accusations of political interference by the Canadian High Commission.

India has withdrawn its High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other 'targeted' officials from Canada. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the actions of the Justin Trudeau's government are endangering the safety of the Indian High Commissioner and other officials.

High Commissioner Verma is the country's seniormost serving diplomat with a distinguished career spanning 36 years. He has served as Ambassador to Japan and Sudan, and held positions in Italy, Turkey,

Canada and India expel six of each other's diplomats in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada.