India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his foreign minister condemned the attack on a Hindu temple in Canada this week amid a worsening in diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

India foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday the vandalism of a Hindu temple in Canada on Monday was deeply concerning.

External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday that the vandalism of the Hindu Sabha Temple in Canada's Brampton near Toronto by protesters carrying Khalistani flags on Monday was "deeply concerning".