Canada on Thursday welcomed New Delhi’s choice to renew some visa-related companies saying the transfer was a “good sign after an anxious time” for Canadians. Immigration minister Marc Miller, whereas welcoming the choice, stated the suspension of visa companies “should never have happened”.

India had suspended visa companies days after Canada accused the nation’s officers of conspiring to homicide Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

“Our feeling is that a suspension should never have happened in the first place,” he was quoted as saying by CTV News.

He added that the “really concerning diplomatic situation” had created concern in quite a lot of communities.

Canada’s emergency preparedness minister Harjit Sajjan welcomed the transfer however stated he would not speculate on the message India was sending by resuming these companies.

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India’s excessive fee in Canada stated on Wednesday that some forms of visa purposes for Canadians can be processed by the Indian officers.

Nijjar, a chosen terrorist, was murdered on June 18 in British Columbia. Last month, after the G-20 summit, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Indian brokers of getting involvement in his homicide. India dismissed the allegations as “absurd” and “motivated”.

Sajjan as we speak stated Ottawa was nonetheless in search of India’s assist in the homicide.

New Delhi has resumed companies like entry visas, enterprise visas, medical visas and convention visas.

India resumed visa companies after Canadian authorities confirmed “greater responsiveness” to New Delhi’s issues over the protection and safety of its diplomatic premises and personnel, an official advised HT. This got here after discussions at a number of ranges that went on for 10 days.

Taking a powerful posture in opposition to Trudeau’s allegations, India had accused Canadian diplomats of interference in its inner issues and requested it withdraw 41 of its diplomats to attain parity in numbers. Last week, Canada pulled out 41 of its diplomats in India.

The United States and Britain backed Canada on the withdrawal of diplomats.

With inputs from PTI