India and Canada name top diplomats after 10 months to mend ties

India and Canada have named new top diplomats after a 10-month period during which both countries expelled each other's high commissioners. Vikram Doraiswami has been appointed as India's new high commissioner to Canada, while Sanjay Kumar Verma has been named as Canada's new high commissioner to India. The diplomatic tensions arose after India expelled a Canadian diplomat in response to Canada's expulsion of an Indian diplomat. The vacant high commissioner posts were seen as a significant strain on the bilateral relationship between the two countries. The appointment of new high commissioners is expected to help mend the diplomatic ties and facilitate discussions on various issues, including trade, investment, and people-to-people connections. Both India and Canada have emphasized the importance of strengthening their bilateral partnership, and the new diplomatic appointments are seen as a step in that direction.