India Suspended Visa Services In Canada Until Further Notice: Visa Application Center
India Was Not Recommended For Travel By Canada, Which Considers It To Be A Safe Country. The Bls Visa Application Centre, Which Manages Indian Visa Applications In Canada, Claims That The Ongoing Diplomatic Tensions Between India And Canada Have Reached A New Level And That India Has Suspended Its Visa Services In Canada Until Further Notice. “Indian Visa Services Will No Longer Be Provided As Of September 21, 2023, Until Further Notice Due To Operational Issues. The Bls Website Flashed, “Regarding An Important Announcement From The Indian Mission.” To Learn More, Keep Checking The Bls Website. India’s Capital City Of New Delhi Warned Canadian Citizens, Including Students, To Travel With Extreme Caution On Wednesday. All Indian Nationals In Canada And Those Who Are Considering Travelling Are Asked To Use The Utmost Caution In Light Of The Rising Anti-Indian Activities, Politically Tolerated Hate Crimes, And Criminal Violence There. Threats Have Recently Targeted Indian Ambassadors And Indians Who Disagree With The Anti-India Agenda, The Statement Added.
Relationships Between India And Canada Began To Deteriorate On Monday After Indian Diplomats Were Expelled From Canada After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Claimed That India May Have Been Involved In The Killing Of Sikh Separatist Activist And Canadian Citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
India, Which Vehemently Refuted The Claim, Also Expelled A Canadian Envoy And Charged Canada With Sheltering Terrorists And Advocates Of Khalistan. It Stated That A Long-Standing Worry Was Canada’s Passivity Against Extremists.
On Wednesday, The Canadian Government Rejected India’s Advice And Declared That It Is A Safe Country.
Source: The Hindu Businessline