The government of India has impelled its citizens to be attentive and careful when travelling to Canada.
Indian government made the call amid Canada’s allegations that India may have been involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver.
In an updated travel advisory released by the India’s foreign ministry in New Delhj, Indian government advised its citizens to think twice before travelling to Canada at the moment.
The government issued the warning especially to those studying in Canada to be tentative and be guarded due to the growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes in Canada.
They equally advised Indians to avoid going to any gathering in Canada where “threats have particularly targeted Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian community who oppose anti-India agenda.”
Canada and India are two key major partners in security and trade. They are locked in a diplomatic scuffle after the Prime Minister of Canada alleged that India was connected to the assassination of Sikh independence advocate in the country in June.
Canada has not provided any evidence of Indian involvement in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old Sikh leader murdered by masked gunmen in Surrey, outside Vancouver.
India has said for many years that Nijjar, a Canadian citizen born in India, has connections to terrorism, an allegation he denied, saying he was trying to organize an unofficial Sikh diaspora referendum on independence from India at the time of his death.
Source: Nigerian Canadian Newspaper
