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.

  • MataVatnik@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    He’s destroying indias credibility on the world stage, this is really sad to see.

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      1 year ago

      It’s harmful to Indian citizens and Canadians as well

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      And it was so well respected before! No one saw it as the “scammer country”, and certainly there wasn’t a well known pocket of humor on the Internet entirely revolving around India and feces. No, no, they’re universally known around the globe for their amazing

      • AssPennies@lemmy.world
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        they’re universally known around the globe for their amazing

        Their amazing what?! Corndogs? Churros? Eggrolls? You gotta tell us!