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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India-Canada relationship is going through a difficult phase, adding that India has problems with certain segments of Canadian politics...
Some weeks ago, we stopped issuing visas in Canada because it was no longer safe for our diplomats to go to work to issue visas..
So, their safety and security was the primary reason we had to temporarily stop the issue of visas..
Were tracking it very closely, the minister said while addressing the closing session on Navigating a World on Fire at the Kautilya Economic Conclave...
And I think you can see that happening in Africa as well, he said.. (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)..
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