{"id":162029,"date":"2023-09-20T21:02:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=162029"},"modified":"2023-09-21T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T10:20:09","slug":"did-canada-issue-a-travel-advisory-against-india-amid-worsening-diplomatic-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-canada-issue-a-travel-advisory-against-india-amid-worsening-diplomatic-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Canada issue a travel advisory against India amid worsening diplomatic ties?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Within hours of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau alleging that \u201cagents of the government of India\u201d had carried out the assassination<\/a> of Sikh independence advocate<\/a> Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June, the claim that the Canadian government had updated its travel advisory for India became viral on social media. It was said that Canada urged citizens to exercise a high degree of caution in India due to the threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country. It has also reportedly cautioned its citizens against all travel to Jammu and Kashmir due to the unpredictable security situation, and non-essential travel to parts of North-eastern states like Assam and Manipur owing to the risk of terrorism and insurgency.<\/p>\n

Several media outlets linked the issuance of the travel advisory to the recent allegations levelled against the Indian government. According to the Times of India’s report on the issue, ‘this move has further exacerbated the ongoing confrontation between India and Canada’. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Media outlet ANI, too, reported on this. “Amid worsening bilateral ties in the wake of tit-for-tat expulsions over the alleged Indian involvement in the killing of a Khalistani leader on its soil, the Canadian government on Tuesday issued a travel advisory, asking his citizens to “exercise a high degree of caution,” read the report<\/a>. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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“Avoid all travel to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir due to the unpredictable security situation. There is a threat of terrorism, militancy, civil unrest and kidnapping. This advisory excludes travelling to or within the Union Territory of Ladakh,” says Canada in its\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/AxV7aZ18q3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ANI Digital also linked the travel advisory to the diplomatic standoff between the two nations. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Exercise high degree of caution: Canada updates travel advisory for India amid diplomatic standoff<\/p>\n

Read @ANI<\/a> Story | https:\/\/t.co\/8GFIKaT6qR<\/a>#CanadaIndiaRelations<\/a> #Canada<\/a> #JustinTrudeau<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fW8z34kJGm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI Digital (@ani_digital) September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Media outlet Times Now tweeted a similar claim. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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“Exercise a high degree of caution due to the threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country”- Canada issues fresh travel advisory for India.@rishabhmpratap<\/a> & @anchoramitaw<\/a> share more details.#Canada<\/a> #CanadaAdvisory<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7WPtLcPlDs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other media outlets like CNN News 18<\/a>, Hindustan Times<\/a>, Mint<\/a>, Wion<\/a>, Business Today<\/a>, Economic Times<\/a>, editorji<\/a>, India Today<\/a>,\u00a0 DNA<\/a>, Amar Ujala<\/a>, Navbharat Times<\/a>, India TV,<\/a> News 24 Hindi<\/a>, Live Hindustan<\/a>, NDTV India<\/a>, Dainik Jagran<\/a> and Republic Bharat<\/a> also claimed that the travel advisory has further ‘ramped up’ the confrontation between the two countries over Canada’s allegations that the Indian government was involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June.<\/p>\n