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Thaw In Ties : India Set To Resume Visa Services In Canada ; External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Hinted Resumption
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India has said it will resume some visa services in Canada with effect from October 26. In a post on X, the High Commission of India in Canada said that services for entry visa, business visa, medical visa, and conference visa will resume from October 26.
The latest Press Release on resumption of visa service may be seen here. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @PIB_India @DDNewslive @ANI @WIONews @TOIIndiaNews @htTweets @cgivancouver @IndiainToronto pic.twitter.com/iwKIgF2qin
— India in Canada (@HCI_Ottawa) October 25, 2023
As per PTI, The development comes days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said earlier that India is looking at resuming visa services for Canadians “very soon” if it sees progress in the safety of its diplomats in Canada.
The ties between India and Canada nosedived after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged on September 18 that there was a potential link between Indian agents and the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June.
New Delhi strongly trashed the charges. Days later, it announced temporarily suspending issuance of visas to Canadian citizens and asked Ottawa to downsize its diplomatic presence in India.
