Canada has assured India of the safety of its diplomats following the circulation of Khalistani posters online. It named Indian officials and termed the “promotional material” circulating ahead of a Khalistan rally “unacceptable”.
The statement by Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly came a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.
India has asked its partner countries such as Canada, the UK and the US not to give space to “extremist Khalistani ideology” as it is “not good” for relations.
Stressing Canada’s commitment to the safety of diplomats, Minister Joly highlighted the country’s adherence to the Vienna Conventions.
Joly also emphasised that the actions of a few individuals “do not speak for an entire community or Canada.”
Mr Jaishankar, when asked about reports of Khalistani posters in Canada naming Indian diplomats. Said the issue will raised with the government of that country.
The “radical, extremist Khalistani ideology” is not good for India or its partner countries. Such as the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, he told reporters on the sidelines of a BJP outreach campaign in New Delhi on Monday
Last month, India slammed Canada after visuals surfaced on social media of a tableau in Brampton. It reportedly celebrated the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi.
Canada‘s response to the Khalistani issue appeared to constrained by its “vote bank compulsions” . And India will have to respond if the activities impinge on its national security and integrity, Jaishankar had said on the issue.
The Khalistani issue has impacted ties between the two countries in many ways in the last few years, he had said.