Canada continues issuing visa for Indian citizen despite diplomatic dispute
Canadian authorities have not stopped issuing visas to Indian nationals looking to enter the north American country. This comes even though India's foreign ministry has suspended issuing visa to any Canadian citizen, irrespective of their domicile. India and Canada have found themselves at diplomatic logger heads, as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau levied ‘credible allegations’ that Indian government and India's intelligentsia was involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia's Surrey in June, 2023.
Canada had expelled an Indian diplomat while levying the allegations, following which India in a tit-for-tat move expelled a Canadian diplomat. Prime Minister Trudeau has said there is credible intelligence to confirm that agents of the Indian government were involved in the assassination. On 21 September, BLS International, India's visa processing centres in Canada, suspended services citing operational reasons.
This includes centres in Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! However, Trudeau has also said that the diplomatic tension only pertains to ‘violation of rule of law’ that a Canadian citizen was killed on Canadian soil. In an interview in New York, PM Trudeau said Canada would continue to do the work it took to keep Canadians safe.
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