Discussed India-Canada issue with Blinken, says Jaishankar
The HinduExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar confirmed that there was a discussion of the India-Canada dispute in his meetings with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “Secretary Blinken also took the opportunity to urge India to cooperate fully with the ongoing Canadian investigation,” a State Department Spokesperson told The Hindu on Friday, pointing to the official readout which listed a range of issues that were discussed. Editorial |Free fall: On the Canada-India diplomatic row and the way out “They have been given operating space in Canada, because of the compulsions of Canadian politics, ” Mr Jaishankar said, adding that Canada looked probably very different to Americans. “My diplomats are unsafe going to the Embassy or the consulates in Canada,” and publicly intimidated, Mr Jaishankar said, explaining why he had to temporarily suspend visa operations.