Dinesh Ke Patnaik
New Delhi: Government of India, Dinesh K., Senior Foreign Service officer. Patnaik has been appointed as his ambassador to Canada. The Ministry of External Affairs (Mea) gave this information on Thursday. The appointment has been made by India about nine months after India recalled High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other senior diplomats from Canada amid growing diplomatic tension between the two countries. Dinesh will soon take charge.
Who is Dinesh K Patnaik?
The Ministry of External Affairs said that Dinesh K. Patnaik is a 1990 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). He is currently the ambassador of India in Spain. Patnaik is an experienced diplomat, who has more than 25 years of experience in major diplomatic works worldwide. Patnaik will have the responsibility of improving relations between India and Canada.
Christopher Koter will be Canadian Ambassador to India
According to the information, India and Canada on Thursday announced the appointment of their diplomats in each other’s capitals. India appointed Patnaik of senior diplomat Dinesh as its next High Commissioner in Ottawa. At the same time, Canada announced to make Christopher Koter its new High Commissioner in New Delhi.
Relations between both countries improving after Trudeau departs
A statement issued by the Canadian government said that these appointments are an important step towards restoring diplomatic services required for citizens and businesses of both countries. The development took place at a time when India and Canada are trying to remove the tussle in bilateral relations after the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Karney focused on improving bilateral relations in Canada’s Canaanaskeys on 17 June on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Canada’s Canaanaskeys on June 17.
Who is Christopher Koter
Christopher Koter has a diplomatic experience of 35 years. Recently he worked as an ambassador in charge of Canada in Israel. He has served as the High Commissioner of Canada at South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius and Madagascar. Kooter also served as the first secretary at the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi from 1998 to 2000.
Relationships deteriorated in 2023
In 2023, the then Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian agent of being a hand in the murder of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, after which the relationship between the two countries reached the lowest level till now. In October last year, India withdrew its High Commissioner and five other diplomats from Canada, when Ottawa tried to connect him with the Nijjar case. India had also expelled the same number of Canadian diplomats. However, the victory of Liberal Party leader Carney in the parliamentary elections in April helped to start the process of restoring bilateral relations.
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