New Delhi, June 20 -- Seasoned diplomat Dinesh K Patnaik is likely to be appointed as India's new high commissioner to Canada with both sides looking at rebuilding bilateral ties that came under severe strain following the killing of a Sikh separatist in 2023, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Patnaik, a 1990-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently serving as India's ambassador to Spain.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on Tuesday agreed to pursue "constructive" steps to restore stability in India-Canada ties including the early return of envoys to each other's capitals.
Ties between India and Canada plummeted to an all-time low following a diplomatic spat over the killing o...