Canadian Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagne's decision to skip the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) in New Delhi from 12-14 October is the latest development in the ongoing diplomatic spat between India and Canada.
While addressing a press conference in New York, Blinken said that US has engaged directly with the Indian government. He said that US is consulting "very closely" with Canada and coordinating on the issue.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time) said he will not be going into the substance of private diplomatic conversations. However, he said that the US is consulting with Ottawa closely and is in touch with the Indian government as well.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday termed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegation that the Government of India has a hand in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader as baseless and an "unfortunate escalation."