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While both countries have previously engaged in tit-for-tat expulsions, this latest incident adds further tension to their complex bilateral relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expulsion underscores India\u2019s firm stance on national security and its unwillingness to tolerate diplomatic misconduct. In the absence of detailed information from the MEA, speculation is likely to persist about what triggered such a swift and strong action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pakistan High Commission has not issued a public response at the time of publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, May 13 \u2013 In a significant diplomatic development, India has expelled a Pakistani diplomat posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, citing involvement in activities \u201cnot in keeping with his official status.\u201d &#8220;India has declared the unnamed official \u2018persona non grata\u2019 and ordered him to leave the country within 24 hours.&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india-news","category-india-news-etw"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>India Expels Pakistani Diplomat, Orders Departure Within 24 HoursDiplomatic tensions rise as official declared \u2018persona non grata\u2019 - Etawah Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"India has expelled a Pakistani diplomat for engaging in activities inconsistent with his official role. 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