NEW DELHI - India on Sunday said its relationship with Canada is passing through a difficult phase and there had been"continued interference" by Canadian personnel in New Delhi's internal affairs.suggested Indian agents might have been involved in the June murder"The relationship right now is going through a difficult phase.
"We haven't made much of that public. My sense is over a period of time more stuff will come out and people will understand why we had the kind of discomfort with many of them which we did”, Mr Jaishankar said in a video clip shared by news agency ANI. Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said last week India’s stand was unreasonable and unprecedented and clearly violated the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations.
Mr Jaishankare also said India had stopped issuing visas in Canada a few weeks ago due to concerns over the safety and security of its diplomats in going to work. He said India would resume the issuance of visas if there was progress in the safety of its diplomats working there. Around two million Canadians, or 5% of the population, have Indian heritage. India is by far Canada's largest source of overseas students, making up roughly 40% of study permit holders. REUTERS
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