Although the tit-for-tat move sent bilateral relations skidding to a new low, the prime ministers of India and Canada are unlikely to mind too much.

Facing a revolt in his own party, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked both the Conservative opposition and India’s government, which he said had made “a horrific mistake” in the killing of a Sikh activist.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday some members of the official opposition Conservative Party could be involved in foreign interference and alleged the party was not taking the matter seriously.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said India made "a horrific mistake" by thinking it could interfere as aggressively as it did in Canada's sovereignty. Trudeau made his comments to a probe into foreign interference two days after Canada kicked out six Indian diplomats,