Indian foreign ministry claims ‘security threats’ after Trudeau’s explosive allegation of state-sponsored killing mean it cannot provide visa services safely

India says it is indefinitely suspending visa services in all categories for all Canadian nationals due to “security threats” to its consulates, amid a furious diplomatic row between the two countries.

Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said they have suspended “all categories” of visas, including e-visas and for Canadian citizens applying from third countries.

And India has also moved to downsize the Canadian diplomatic presence in New Delhi, saying that Canada has more embassy workers in its capital than visa versa and that it wants to restore “parity”.

It comes after Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations” of the Indian state’s involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, triggering a furious tit-for-tat row.

  • @electrogamerman
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    61 year ago

    The thing with indians is they are probably being brain washed by russia.

    • @[email protected]
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      181 year ago

      India doesn’t need to be brainwashed by Russia. India brainwashes itself. In the World Press Freedom Index (2023), out of 180 countries, India ranks 161 while Russia ranks 164. Unfortunately, India’s rank has been dropping rapidly here. In 2021 for instance, the country ranked at 142. India is not the “free, democratic counterweight to China” that the west thinks it to be.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      It’s over the top outrage to somehow try to deflect from that they probably did assassinate someone in Canada.

      It’s so obvious they’re trying to sway and pressure Canada to drop this and not investigate it.