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India on Thursday suspended visa services for Canada indefinitely citing operational reasons, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson confirmed. Earlier BLS had pushed out a notification on suspension of visa services. BLS International Services Limited is an Indian outsourcing service provider for government and diplomatic missions worldwide.

Canadian High Commission said. “All of our locations are staffed by diplomats and locally engaged staff to ensure business and operational continuity," it added as quoted by ANI. It further said that Global Affairs Canada will continue to take all appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of all our personnel, including locally engaged staff, and to protect our operations in India, ANI reported.

immigration process. He also assured there is no reason for Indians living there to fearful about the political development, and advised them to continue their lives as usual. Rajiv S.

Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell Monday in the House of Commons when he cited “credible” intelligence that agents of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government may be linked to the killing of 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader who advocated for the Khalistan movement, was shot dead June 18 outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C.Trudeau did not elaborate further on what evidence Canadian intelligence agencies may have.India has strongly denied the allegation, accused Canada of sheltering “Khalistani terrorists and extremists” and warned its citizens in Canada to “exercise utmost caution” due to what it calls “anti-India activities” in the nation.Both nations, which have traded billions of dollars worth of goods over the years, have expelled each other’s diplomats. A former foreign policy adviser to Trudeau says this may be the beginning of a months-long diplomatic spat with India.Here’s what is at stake when it comes to trade.Before the allegation publicly surfaced Monday, trade relations with India were beginning to sour.On Sept.

Khalistan movement in Canada. In a Facebook post, Bishnoi's gang said that Sukhu played a crucial role in the murders of Gurlal Brar and Vicky Middukhera. The gang called Duneke a ‘drug addict’ who got a punishment for his sins, according to a report published by NDTV. The gang further warned that their enemies would not be able to survive in India or any other country, the report said.

Canada on study visas and work permits are living in fear after receiving threats from US-based Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Pannun has called on Hindus to leave Canada, citing their alleged failure to condemn the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Traditionally, Punjabi Sikhs had been the primary group migrating to Canada.

Lawrence Bishnoi on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of Arshdeep Dalla's close aide and Khalistani separatist Sukha Duneke in Canada, according to TOI. Punjab gangster-turned-terrorist Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke was allegedly killed by unidentified gunmen in Canada on Wednesday, intelligence sources said citing inputs coming in from Canada on Thursday morning. An official confirmation is yet awaited. Duneke, who belonged to Moga in Punjab, was a close associate of designated terrorist Arsh Dalla of the Khalistan Tiger Force.

Justin Trudeau's security personnel stirred up concerns among Indian intelligence agencies during the recently concluded G20 summit when they declined the offer of staying in the presidential suite, which had been prepared by the Indian security establishment in line with the summit's strict security protocols for heads of state, a TOI report stated. The chosen accommodation for Trudeau was the Lalit Hotel in Central Delhi, where a pre-planned security setup had been put in place. This included state-of-the-art security features such as bulletproof glass reinforced with a thick layer of polycarbonate plastic, capable of withstanding even sniper bullets.

India on Thursday suspended visa services in Canada citing ‘operational reasons’. The move comes amid the tension between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

traveling to Canada. “Canada is a safe country", said Canadian public safety minister Dominic Leblanc as quoted by Reuters. The Ministry of External Affairs, in an official statement, said, “In view of growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes and criminal violence in Canada, all Indian nationals there and those contemplating travel are urged to exercise utmost caution." “Recently, threats have particularly targeted Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian community who oppose the anti-India agenda.

Khalistani terrorists by announcing cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of five Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operatives, including Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias "Rinda" and Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias "Landa". The federal agency announced a cash reward of ₹10 lakh each for Rinda and Landa and ₹5 lakh each for Parminder Singh Kaira alias “Pattu", Satnam Singh alias “Satbir Singh" alias “Satta" and Yadvinder Singh alias “Yadda". The NIA's announcement came a day after PM Justin Trudeau made a bombshell statement on Tuesday accusing the Indian government agency of killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June this year.

Australia (a close ally of Canada) Penny Wong has stated that the Albanese government is deeply concerned by allegations that India was behind the murder of a Sikh man in Canada. However, she downplayed that India would meddle in Australia's internal affairs. Speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Wong said the Australian government had raised the issue with its Indian counterparts and would continue to monitor the situation closely.

Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, said national security spokesman John Kirby on Wednesday. Kirby said that the White House encourages India to cooperate in any investigation by Canada, according to a report published by Reuters. “We are deeply concerned.

India has advised its citizens to be careful when traveling to Canada as a rift between the two nations widens further in the wake of Ottawa’s allegations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver

NEW DELHI : Diplomatic tensions between India and Canada mounted after New Delhi released a scathing travel advisory counselling its citizens to exercise caution while travelling to Canada. “In view of growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes and criminal violence in Canada, all Indian nationals there and those contemplating travel are urged to exercise utmost caution. Recently, threats have particularly targeted Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian community who oppose the anti-India agenda.

Justin Trudeau's allegations against India's «role» in killing of a Sikh terrorist on Canadian soil could be a diversionary tactic to save his political skin with the ruling Liberal Party facing a probe for its links with China. Trudeau is facing heat in the case and he may have been motivated to label unsubstantiated allegations against India as a diversionary tactic, according to observers of Canadian politics. «The allegation on the floor of Parliament is a diversionary plot on the Canadian PM's part to distract attention from the public inquiry of election interference in Canada that has just started and which will inevitably show the Liberal Party's deep ties to Beijing and Trudeau's own implication therein. He has essentially chosen to throw the India relationship under the bus to save his political skin,» quipped a source who did not want to be named. Trudeau's government has faced growing criticism over the past several months after media reports surfaced alleging that China sought to interfere in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian elections.Also read: Hate crimes, violence in Canada, says India's travel advisory Earlier this year, a Canadian lawmaker stepped down from Trudeau's Liberal Party after a media report raised questions about his dealings with China.

India to using diplomatic strategy on taking up roles of foreign-based Khalistan sympathisers, the Centre has adopted a five-pronged strategy to counter radical Khalistan propaganda within and outside the country. The strategy includes identification and seizure of cross-border smuggling of narcotics, weapons from Pakistan, preventing jailed gangsters from operating in prisons and action against radical and Khalistan activities in Punjab, said official sources. The Union home ministry has been sharing details of anti-India activities on foreign soil with the missions of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, and Canada.

Recently, threats have particularly targeted Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian community who oppose the anti-India agenda, the MEA pointed out. Indian nationals are therefore advised to avoid travelling to regions and potential venues in Canada that have seen such incidents, the MEA advised. «Our High Commission/Consulates General will continue to be in contact with the Canadian authorities to ensure the safety and well-being of the Indian community in Canada. Given the deteriorating security environment in Canada, Indian students in particular are advised to exercise extreme caution and remain vigilant,» it said. (Also read: Justin Trudeau's remarks attempt to shift focus from China links) Indian nationals and students from India in Canada must also register with the High Commission of India in Ottawa or Consulates General of India in Toronto and Vancouver through their respective websites, or the MADAD portal madad.gov.in.

₹10 lakh for details on each. It has also promised ₹5 lakh reward for Parminder Singh Kaira alias “Pattu", Satnam Singh alias “Satbir Singh" alias “Satta" and Yadvinder Singh alias “Yadda".

Justin Trudeau had to swelter in Delhi till last Tuesday because his plane failed him. Coming after an unusually public dressing down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his outburst on Tuesday accusing India of killing Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar sealed his now-dead relationship with India. Canada is where wokeness and brightly patterned socks find their illogical home. Which would have been idyllic if their political parties were not so welcoming of bad guys of many stripes.

India urged caution on Wednesday by its nationals in Canada, and those planning to visit, as relations deteriorated after each nation expelled one of the other’s diplomats in an escalating row over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader.