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NEW DELHI: India resumed on Wednesday e-visa services for Canadians that it had stopped in September after the diplomatic spat over Ottawa’s claims of Indian involvement in the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

E-visas are meant for tourism, business, conference and medical purposes.

The government had last month also resumed in-person services for some visa categories, following assurances from Canadian authorities of enhanced security for Indian diplomats.EAM S Jaishankar asks Canada to share evidence substantiating its Hardeep Singh Nijjar accusationsThe standoff, which was triggered by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s allegation in Parliament that India may have had a role in Nijjar’s killing, saw India expelling 41 Canadian diplomats after it accused them of being involved in anti-India activities.India’s move to ensure parity in diplomatic presence was seen as a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by Canada and its Five Eyes allies, including the US.Canada had responded by shutting its in-person consular services in Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bengaluru, leading to concerns among Indian citizens about possible delays in processing of Canadian visas.

The move by India is seen as a step towards de-escalation as both sides work to find a way out of the crisis.

Foreign minister S Jaishankar, however, reminded Canada again on Tuesday this week that the main issue between the two countries was the space provided by Canada to Khalistan radicalism and extremism.The decision to resume e-visa was taken on a day Trudeau came face to face for the first time with his counterpart Narendra Modi after the diplomatic standoff began at the virtual G20 summit.

Trudeau was spotted listening to Modi’s opening remarks in the summit.





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