Canada updates journey advisory, asks its residents in India to ‘keep vigilant’

Canada has up to date journey advisory for its residents in India asking them to “stay vigilant and exercise caution” within the context of latest developments, as there are requires protests and a few “negative sentiment” in direction of Canada on social media.

Tensions flared between India and Canada following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s explosive allegations of a “potential” involvement of Indian brokers within the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, on his nation’s soil on June 18 in British Columbia. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.

India angrily rejected the allegations as “absurd” and “motivated” and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat transfer to Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

“In the context of recent developments in Canada and in India, there are calls for protests and some negative sentiment towards Canada on social media. Please remain vigilant and exercise caution,” the Canadian authorities stated in an replace on Sunday.

This comes after New Delhi issued an analogous advisory for Indian nationals and college students dwelling in Canada and halted visa providers late final week, Global News reported.

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Sep 25, 2023