External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India expects foreign countries to act against Khalistani activities like violent protests, targeting Indian missions by throwing smoke bombs at embassies or consulates.

This is not freedom of speech but a misuse of it. We hope that action will be taken against those who attacked Indian missions,” he told the media conclave.

India has recently requested the foreign government including Canada, Australia, the United States, and the UK to take action against Khalistani supporters who were involved in arson targeting the Indian missions.

This came after last year’s attacks on the Indian high commission in London and consulate in San Francisco as well as those involved in threatening the Indian diplomats in Canada.

Jaishankar said India had to suspend the issuance of visas in Canada as its diplomats were repeatedly “threatened and intimidated in many ways” and we “got very little comfort from the Canadian system that time”.