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Pratap Chakravarty

India freezes visas for Canadians amid row over murder of Sikh separatist

Indian PM Narendra Modi welcomes his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on his arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention center for the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, 9 September, 2023. But relations have taken a downturn of late. via REUTERS - POOL

India has suspended visa services in Canada citing security threats and asked Ottawa to prune its diplomats in Delhi, further escalating a diplomatic row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.

Sikhs For Justice, a separatist group operating from Canada and outlawed in India, has called for protests next week to "shut down" Indian missions in Canada following the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a temple on 18 June.

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