India On Canada Protests

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted raids at multiple locations in Punjab in connection with a March 2023 incident when pro-Khalistan supporters protested outside the High Commission of India in Canada's Ottawa.

India on Wednesday said its main issue with Canada continues to be the political space that Ottawa provides to anti-India elements which advocate extremism and violence.

Canada has updated travel advisory for its citizens in India asking them to "stay vigilant and exercise caution" in the context of recent developments as there are calls for protests and some "negative sentiment" towards Canada on social media.

India-Canada Highlights: India has asked Canada to reduce its diplomatic presence in the country amid a huge diplomatic row over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations linking a Khalistani terrorist's killing to the Indian government.

The protests in Canada took place at a time when the Justin Trudeau government is engaged in a diplomatic standoff with India on alleged support to Khalistan.

Hundreds of Indian students in Canada have hit the streets in protest against the possibility of deportation. The students, mostly from Punjab, claim that they were admitted to Canadian universities and colleges on the basis of fake offer letters.

India on Thursday said it has taken note of the Canadian government invoking the Emergency Act to quell protests by the country's truckers and that it has been following the developments in Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated his support for the right of farmers in India to hold peaceful protests hours after the central government summoned the country's High Commissioner on Friday to express its displeasure at his original remarks.

India today summoned the Canadian envoy and formally denounced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's remarks on the farmer protests, warning that "such actions will seriously damage ties".

Comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India are "ill-informed" and "unwarranted", India said today after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on the farmers' protest, saying the "situation is concerning".

With protests against Citizenship Act fanning out across the nation, the Russian government on Thursday advised its citizens who are in India or planning to visit to be "vigilant, cautious, avoid crowds and refrain from visiting areas controlled by protestors".

As violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act continued in the northeast, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on Friday issued travel advisoriesasking their citizens to "exercise caution" while travelling to the region for any purpose.

Hours after a retired senior CRPF officer went public with his humiliation by Canadian border control officers, the Canadian High Commission on Tuesday regretted the inconvenience caused to 67-year-old TS Dhillon and asserted that the language used by its officials about CRPF did not reflect the Canadian government's policy towards India or its org...

India has protested the Canadian government's refusal last week to let a retired Indian government officer enter the country because he had served in India's lead anti-insurgency force, the Central Reserve Police Force.

Sri Lanka's military on Wednesday stopped scores of ethnic Tamils from entering Colombo before a Commonwealth summit as a British TV crew also faced problems traveling around the island.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted raids at multiple locations in Punjab in connection with a March 2023 incident when pro-Khalistan supporters protested outside the High Commission of India in Canada's Ottawa.

India on Wednesday said its main issue with Canada continues to be the political space that Ottawa provides to anti-India elements which advocate extremism and violence.

Canada has updated travel advisory for its citizens in India asking them to "stay vigilant and exercise caution" in the context of recent developments as there are calls for protests and some "negative sentiment" towards Canada on social media.

India-Canada Highlights: India has asked Canada to reduce its diplomatic presence in the country amid a huge diplomatic row over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations linking a Khalistani terrorist's killing to the Indian government.

The protests in Canada took place at a time when the Justin Trudeau government is engaged in a diplomatic standoff with India on alleged support to Khalistan.

Hundreds of Indian students in Canada have hit the streets in protest against the possibility of deportation. The students, mostly from Punjab, claim that they were admitted to Canadian universities and colleges on the basis of fake offer letters.

India on Thursday said it has taken note of the Canadian government invoking the Emergency Act to quell protests by the country's truckers and that it has been following the developments in Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated his support for the right of farmers in India to hold peaceful protests hours after the central government summoned the country's High Commissioner on Friday to express its displeasure at his original remarks.

India today summoned the Canadian envoy and formally denounced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's remarks on the farmer protests, warning that "such actions will seriously damage ties".

Comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India are "ill-informed" and "unwarranted", India said today after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on the farmers' protest, saying the "situation is concerning".

With protests against Citizenship Act fanning out across the nation, the Russian government on Thursday advised its citizens who are in India or planning to visit to be "vigilant, cautious, avoid crowds and refrain from visiting areas controlled by protestors".

As violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act continued in the northeast, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on Friday issued travel advisoriesasking their citizens to "exercise caution" while travelling to the region for any purpose.

Hours after a retired senior CRPF officer went public with his humiliation by Canadian border control officers, the Canadian High Commission on Tuesday regretted the inconvenience caused to 67-year-old TS Dhillon and asserted that the language used by its officials about CRPF did not reflect the Canadian government's policy towards India or its org...

India has protested the Canadian government's refusal last week to let a retired Indian government officer enter the country because he had served in India's lead anti-insurgency force, the Central Reserve Police Force.

Sri Lanka's military on Wednesday stopped scores of ethnic Tamils from entering Colombo before a Commonwealth summit as a British TV crew also faced problems traveling around the island.