India on Wednesday asked its citizens to avoid traveling to certain parts of Canada, after Ottawa said it suspected the Indian government of being involved in the assassination of a Sikh leader last June, causing serious diplomatic crisis.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday asked India to “take seriously” the murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June and the suspicions of the involvement of New Delhi agents raised by Ottawa on Monday.
Canada and India have since been plunged into a serious diplomatic crisis, marked by reciprocal expulsions of diplomats.
The Indian government called the Canadian accusations “absurd” and denied “any act of violence in Canada.”
On Wednesday, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared itself concerned, in a press release, for its nationals traveling to Canada “given the increase in anti-Indian activities and hate crimes and criminals with political connotations in Canada”, inviting them to exercise “the greatest caution”.
“Recently, threats have particularly targeted Indian diplomats and members of the Indian community who oppose the anti-Indian agenda,” added the ministry, advising its fellow citizens “to avoid traveling to the regions and potential sites in Canada that have been the scene of such incidents. »
“Given the deteriorating security situation in Canada, Indian students in particular are advised to exercise extreme caution and remain vigilant,” it said.
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