Canadians in India urged to ‘remain vigilant’ amid calls for protests
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Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India as tensions mount between the two countries over the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader in B.C.
Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India as tensions mount between the two countries over the murder of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
In an update Sunday, the Canadian government cautioned about the potential for demonstrations and “negative sentiments” toward Canada in the wake of allegations that Indian government agents may be linked to the killing of Nijjar.
“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,” the updated advisory states.
This comes after New Delhi issued a similar advisory for Indian nationals and students living in Canada and halted visa services late last week.
“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,” India’s foreign ministry said on Sept. 20.
Ties between India and Canada deteriorated sharply after New Delhi and Ottawa each expelled one of the other’s diplomats in a dispute over the murder of Nijjar, a prominent Sikh separatist leader, in B.C. in June.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell on Sept. 18 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 Nijjar, who was a Canadian citizen.
Nijjar, who advocated for the Khalistan movement, was shot dead on June 18 outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C.
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