India's new High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K Patnaik said that South Asians and Indians were feeling unsafe in Canada. His comments comes at a time when there has been a record increase in the number of Indian nationals being forced out of Canada.
‘It’s a Canadian problem’
Patnaik, during an interview to CTV News , said that the High Commissioner of Canada in India does not need protection but the High Commissioner of India in Canada needs protection asking whether there was a need to look into the reason behind the situation.
The Indian High Commissioner also said that Canada cannot call it an “Indian problem” adding that it was a “Canadian problem".
“South Asians and Indians are feeling unsafe here. Do we need to make sure that they feel safe? What is happening here? The High