“India Consider Resuming Visa Services for Canadians Amid Diplomatic tension”
"Visa Services May Resume: India's Diplomatic Relations with Canada"
India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, has hinted at the potential resumption of visa services for Canadians,
The suspension of visa services for Canadians a few weeks ago was primarily stopped due to safety of Indian diplomats in Canada. Notably, Canada had withdrawn 41 of its diplomats from India, further abruption in the relationship between the two countries. India highlight the need for diplomatic parity, indicates “continuous interference in our affairs by Canadian personnel.”
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India is currently reviewing the security situation in Canada, which led to the suspension of visa services. Until now, India refuses Canada’s claim that this action violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Disruption between India and Canada relationship began when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested a potential link between Indian agents and the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
Canada’s Foreign Minister, Melanie Joly, criticized India’s actions, labeling them as “contrary to international law” and “unreasonable and escalatory.” In response, India’s Ministry of External Affairs explained that the increased number of Canadian diplomats in India and their continuous interference justified India’s call for diplomatic parity between New Delhi and Ottawa.
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