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Canada's U-turn, withdraws decision on additional screening for travelers coming to India

  New Delhi: Canada has withdrawn its standard operating procedures for additional screening of passengers coming to India. The move comes days after it was implemented out of an "abundance of caution". Passengers coming to India will not have to undergo additional tests under the revised measures amid deteriorating relations between India and Canada. Canada's Transport Minister Anita Anand had said earlier on Monday that "temporary additional security screening measures" may cause some delays for passengers.

The talks come at a time when India-Canada relations are facing a diplomatic crisis after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed Delhi's 'agents' for the killing of Khalistani terrorist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver in June last year. He claimed that "credible information" had been shared with intelligence partners, including the US.

The Canadian government expelled Indian diplomats, and in retaliation, New Delhi also expelled Canada's Charge d'Affaires Stewart Wheeler and five other diplomats.
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