Had concerns over interference in our affairs by Canadian personnel: Jaishankar

New Delhi: External Affairs S Jaishankar Sunday said New Delhi invoked parity with Canada with regards to diplomatic presence as the government had “concerns about continuous interference in our affairs by Canadian personnel.

Refuting claims that India violated the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations, Jaishankar said “Parity is very much provided for by the Vienna Convention, which is the relevant international rule on this. But in our case, we invoked parity because we had concerns about continuous interference in our affairs by Canadian personnel.”

However, the EAM said much of the information on the interference by Canadian diplomats in India’s internal affairs has not been made public yet.