India, Oct. 20 -- Amid concerns over a record increase in the number of Indians being forced out of Canada, India's new High Commissioner to the country, Dinesh K Patnaik, has raised concerns over the safety of Indian nationals there.

In a recent interview, Patnaik said Indian nationals in Canada do not feel safe and added that he finds it unusual for a high commissioner like himself to require security in the country. "Canada cannot look at this situation as an Indian problem. It's a Canadian problem. There are Canadians who are creating this problem," Patnaik told CTV News in the interview.

Without citing pro-Khalistan extremism in Canada, Patnaik also said: "Security scenarios where there is a group of people who are actually terrori...