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The reason is security concerns, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in New Delhi said at a news conference on Thursday: “You are aware of the security threats facing our embassy and consulates in Canada.” These would have affected their normal functioning. “Accordingly, our embassy and consulates are temporarily unable to issue visas.”
Canada also wants to temporarily reduce embassy staff in India. “We are taking measures to ensure the safety of our diplomats,” the Canadian embassy told “The Hindu” and “India Today” on Thursday, saying, “Some diplomats have received threats on various social media platforms.” Spokespeople for the Canadian embassy were initially unavailable at the request of the German news agency.
Relations between the two countries are currently at a low point after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of the targeted killing of a Canadian citizen – accusations that India dismissed as “absurd” and politically motivated. The Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi has also advised its countrymen to exercise extreme caution while traveling to Canada. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said Thursday that Canada had not shared any “specific” information about the allegations with India.
The deceased Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a known supporter of an independent state for people of the Sikh religious community on Indian soil. He was shot dead in Canada in June. Indian authorities had been looking for the man for some time and accused him of “terrorism”. There are many people of Indian descent living in Canada. A particularly large number of them are Sikhs.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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