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India warns citizens about Canada travel as rift widens over Sikh leader’s murder
- Overseas students in particular were urged to be cautious because of ‘growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes’
- ‘Canada is a safe country,’ Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc responded, dismissing the travel warning
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India on Wednesday advised its citizens to be careful when travelling 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.
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The foreign ministry in New Delhi issued an updated travel advisory, urging its nationals and especially those studying in the North American country to be cautious because of “growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes”.
Indians should also avoid going to venues in Canada where “threats have particularly targeted Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian community who oppose anti-India agenda”, the ministry said.
In Ottawa, Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc dismissed the Indian warning. “Canada is a safe country,” he told reporters.
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Canadian PM says authorities investigating ‘credible’ links to India on Sikh leader’s murder
Canadian PM says authorities investigating ‘credible’ links to India on Sikh leader’s murder
Ottawa and New Delhi, two key strategic partners on security and trade, are locked in a diplomatic tussle after Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, alleged that India was connected to the assassination of Sikh independence advocate on its soil in June.
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