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As tensions escalate between India and Canada, some in the Indian diaspora say they’re concerned about how the situation might affect travel between the two countries.

The federal government expelled six Indian diplomats on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in violent crimes on Canadian soil, including extortion, coercion and murder of Canadian citizens.

India insists it has not been given evidence of any government involvement in crimes in Canada, and it has ordered six Canadian diplomats to leave.

Fazle Baki, president of the South Asian Centre of Windsor in southwestern Ontario, says many community members he’s spoken to — particularly families and students — have expressed concern about their ability to travel between India and Canada if the conflict escalates to visa suspensions.

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