India restored digital visa companies for Canadian nationals, an Indian international ministry official stated Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was concerned within the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada.
The digital visa was again so as on Wednesday, an official advised The Related Press on situation of anonymity as he was not licensed to talk to reporters. Sources additionally confirmed the transfer to CBC Information.
The transfer may ease tensions between the 2 international locations that swapped accusations and expelled one another’s diplomats with India introducing a visa ban on Canadian nationals.
A diplomatic spat has erupted between the 2 international locations after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated in September that there have been “credible allegations” of Indian involvement within the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C.
Featured VideoThe federal government has made allegations that India’s authorities and its intelligence company have been concerned within the killing of a citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, on Canadian soil, however some don’t assume it was doable. CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault breaks down whether or not it’s able to what it’s being accused of and the implications if it’s true.
Nijjar, a 45-year-old Sikh activist and plumber, was killed by masked gunmen in June in Surrey, exterior Vancouver.
For years, India had stated that Nijjar, a Canadian citizen born in India, had hyperlinks to terrorism, an allegation he denied. India dismissed the Canadian allegation of its involvement in his killing as “absurd.”
New Delhi’s worries about Sikh separatist teams in Canada have lengthy strained the connection between the 2 international locations, regardless of sustaining sturdy defence and commerce ties.
India had beforehand accused Canada of harbouring separatists and “terrorists.”
The allegation introduced the discord to the forefront with Canada recalling 41 of its 62 diplomats in India after New Delhi warned it might strip their diplomatic immunity — one thing Canadian officers characterised as a violation of the Geneva Conference.
Final month, India eased the ban and resumed companies for entry, enterprise, medical and convention visas for Canadian nationals.
