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Following the Alaska meeting, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Putin had agreed to security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a potential future peace deal, though Moscow has yet to confirm this.

Delhi reportedly lobbied against the move, leading to Holbrooke being appointed envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Underscoring the shift in relations, China's envoy in Delhi Xu Feihong recently denounced Washington's steep tariffs on Indian goods, calling the US a "bully" .

Ottawa has now named Christopher Cooter as its new envoy to Delhi, while India has appointed Dinesh K Patnaik, currently ambassador to Spain, as its representative in Canada.

In July, the government sent in ministerial envoys to get the council's finances back on track.