A timeline of recent Canada-India tensions, as both countries expel diplomats

Indian high commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma among diplomats expelled

Monday’s expulsion of six Indian diplomats from Canada comes after months of tensions between the two countries, which came to a head after the assassination of B.C. Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, allegedly at the behest of the Indian government.

Here is a timeline related to the killing, which triggered the ongoing diplomatic rift between Canada and India.