Toronto, Sept. 19 -- India has asked Canadian authorities that the security of its officials and consular premises is safeguarded after a separatist group threatened a "siege" of the consulate general in Vancouver. That "siege" was called by the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), targeting the Vancouver consulate for a period of 12 hours on Wednesday. No such protests are believed to have been called in Ottawa where the Indian High Commission is located or at the consulate general in Toronto. A senior Indian official said the matter had been "strongly" raised with Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the country's foreign ministry. Directions flow from GAC to relevant authorities responsible for diplomatic security, including local law enforcement. The security has been sought for Indian diplomats, consular officials and premises "which is the obligation of host country under Vienna Conventions", a senior official said. The consulate is expected to function "normally" though, the official said, "For the safety of scheduled visitors/applicants, we advise them to re-schedule, which is very unfortunate for them." The demonstration has been called on the second anniversary of the day when then PM Justin Trudeau stated hat there were "credible allegations" of a potential link between Indian agents and the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, three months earlier on June 18, 2023....