India, Oct. 23 -- New Delhi will gradually allow Canada to post "similar number" of diplomats and officials to India as was the case prior to October 2024.

A senior Indian official told the Hindustan Times, that the process of enhancing Canadian staffing in India will commence as soon as names of those to be posted are communicated to New Delhi. This has been agreed to during Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand's visit to India earlier this month.

In October last year, 41 Canadian diplomats left India after New Delhi said their diplomatic immunity would be stripped and sought parity in numbers. India had 21 diplomats in Canada and prior to the downsizing, Canada had 62. However, the Canadian numbers could rise substantially...