India Canada ties

Bilateral meetings between PM Modi and leaders of several different countries including Italy, France and Japan were held. The meeting between PM Modi and Justin Trudeau was more of a courtesy one.

Canada government was quick to blame India, however, it should answer as to why it allowed Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency in 2020 to live in Canada and gave him space to become politically strong.

India has denied allegations of interference in Canada elections in 2019 and 2021

Canadian police arrest two teenagers for shooting at house of Nijjar’s friend Simranjeet Singh, deny foreign involvement, one boy claimed to be Singh’s son

Indian students going to Canada for studies reduced to 14,910 from 108,940, as students preferred other countries, and reduced number of Canadian staff in India

Harjot Singh, a cashier at a convenience store, said that Winnipeg police officer Jeffrey Norman's actions left him so shaken that he resigned from his job there.

"...We always said if there is anything specific and relevant and communicated to us, we will look into it," Sanjay Kumar Verma concluded.

Earlier, last month, the Indian government had restored visa services for Canadians in four categories. These included entry visas, business visas, medical visas, and conference visas.

India reiterated its call for Canada to respect the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations amid reports of Khalistani elements disturbing a consular camp organised in Indian High Commission in Canada.

India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka gave critical recommendations to Canada over matters directly concerning human rights