In September 2023, India temporarily suspended the issuance of visas to Canadian citizens days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau levelled allegations of a ‘potential’ involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
India has been sharing dossiers on Nijjar and other Khalistani elements with Canadian Intelligence Security Service as well as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but Canada has been ignoring them,
Amid the strained relations with India over not cracking down on Khalistani elements, Canada ended up honouring a Nazi veteran. The Canadian Immigration Minister has admitted there was a point in time when it was easier for Nazis than Jews to enter Canada.
India-Canada diplomatic row: The chargesheet also laid down 13 instances between 2019 and 2021 when transactions worth Rs 5 lakh to Rs 60 lakh were made from India to Canada and Thailand via the hawala route.