Following a brief delay brought on by a diplomatic dispute, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa has announced that it will partially restore visa services for Canadian applicants.
This restart, which takes effect on October 26, includes conference, business, medical, and entrance visas.
Future choices about these services, according to the High Commission, will be determined by a continuous evaluation of the circumstances.
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusations were the main cause of the escalating tensions between India and Canada in late September, which led to the suspension of visa services. He made the suggestion that Indian operatives might have been involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a citizen of Canada. One of India’s most wanted terrorists, Nijjar led the outlawed Khalistan Tiger Force and was regarded as such.
India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said that visa services to Canada could be restored if there is a discernible improvement in the safety and security of Indian diplomats in Canada in an effort to defuse the issue.
India provided justification for the original ban citing “safety and security considerations,” a topic the High Commission emphasised in its statement.
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In a statement released on Sunday, India’s Minister of External Affairs, Mr. Jaishankar, stated that his country is prepared to start issuing visas to Canada whenever there are noticeable improvements in guaranteeing the security of Indian diplomats stationed there.
Mr. Trudeau’s remarks on the fringes of the G20 meeting in Delhi, where he declared that Canada will always “defend freedom of expression, conscience, and peaceful protest,” were the main source of this conflict. The main source of this conflict was Mr. Trudeau’s declaration that Canada would always “defend freedom of expression, conscience, and peaceful protest” expressed on the fringes of the G20 meeting in Delhi.
Conversely, India has strongly denied the claims made regarding Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death, characterising them as “politically motivated.” They have demanded that Canada provide any supporting documentation for their assertions; Ottawa has not yet replied to this request.