India has stopped providing visas to Canadians until further notice, according to a leading visa service provider, in an apparent deepening of a dispute between the countries over the killing of a Canadian Sikh that has plunged relations to their lowest point in years.
“Due to operational reasons, with effect from 21 September 2023, Indian visa services have been suspended until further notice,” BLS, a company that provides outsourced visa services for Indian diplomatic missions, said on its website on Thursday.
India’s external affairs ministry declined to comment, referring questions about visa issuance to a press briefing to be held in New Delhi later on Thursday afternoon.