On the diplomatic row, Jaishankar reiterated that Canada has made allegations without providing specifics and that it was unacceptable for India that its diplomats were put under surveillance.

The prime ministers of India and Canada condemned violence that broke out on Sunday at a Hindu temple near Toronto at a time of escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries. Videos posted on social media appeared to show people hitting each other with flagpoles and throwing punches in the Toronto suburb of Brampton.