India advises citizens to be careful if travelling to Canada as rift escalates

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks past Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

India has advised its citizens to be careful when travelling to Canada as a rift between the two nations escalates further in the wake of Ottawa’s allegations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver.

The Foreign Ministry in New Delhi issued an updated travel advisory, urging its nationals and especially those studying in the North American country to be cautious because of “growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes”.