Former India diplomats say Canada violated conventions by keeping Indian officials under surveillance

In strong disapproval, former Indian diplomats have termed Canadian authorities’ surveillance of Indian diplomats posted there as atrocious, adding that they violated international law such as the Vienna Convention.

JK Tripathi, a former diplomat, told ANI, that, “No country has the power to do it…but the Canadian government has done it and this is the rarest of rare cases of violation of international law according to the Vienna Convention. They have even gone up to the extent of accusing the Union Home Minister of being the mastermind behind that and now they have put India among the list of 4 countries who are cyber threats to Canada….”

The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) is established to define fundamental principles and terms governing how countries must treat each other’s diplomatic representatives.

A key principle of the Convention is diplomatic immunity. It grants diplomats exemption from certain laws and taxes in the host country where they are posted. It ensures that diplomats can fulfil their duties without fear, threat, or intimidation.

“…so in a way, India has been declared as an enemy state by Canada, which is very disturbing and serious,” said Tripathi.

Virendra Gupta, another former diplomat, said this action of Canada merited an extremely strong reaction from the Indian government. (ANI)

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