Canada’s South Asian community on edge in light of mounting India-Pakistan tensions [Video]

Canada’s South Asian community is on edge after conflict erupted between India and Pakistan in the form of missile strikes that killed 31 people in Pakistani-administered areas.

The Hindu Canadian Foundation says in a statement on its website that its members “may face heightened risks” in light of the tensions on the Indian subcontinent, and the group has issued guidelines to “ensure safety” and “strengthen community bonds.”

Those guidelines include suggestions that Hindu Canadians familiarize themselves with laws on “religious and ethnic discrimination,” as well as an avoidance of “engaging with provocative rhetoric, especially from extremist groups.”

Meanwhile, one Pakistani Canadian says he is urging calm among the South Asian diaspora community in Canada, calling the situation …