<div><div><b>India has suspended issuance of visas to Canadian citizens "till further notice.”</b></div><div><br></div><div>BLS International — a private service provider hired for initial scrutiny of visa applications — published a notice on its website saying the visa services have been suspended till further notice “due to operational reasons,” reports NDTV.</div><div><br></div><div>This comes as India and Canada are locked in a diplomatic row over Ottawa's claim that it has "credible” evidence linking New Delhi to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a pro-Khalistan Sikh separatist.</div><div><br></div><div>The Indian foreign ministry has rejected the allegation as "absurd" and "motivated".</div><div><br></div><div>It is not yet clear if the suspension of visas is linked to that row, according to NDTV.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div></div>