00:00 Amidst growing diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, a big announcement has been
00:05 made - India has suspended issuing of visas to Canadian citizens.
00:10 Now, the reason officially given is because of operational issues and this decision is
00:16 still further notice.
00:18 It first emerged on a website of BLS, which is a visa processing facility, that said the
00:24 Indian mission in Canada has suspended issuing of visas due to operational reasons and this
00:31 has happened till further notice.
00:33 Now, what's important is the timing and the context.
00:37 Officially of course, this is because of operational reasons and it may well end up being a technical
00:41 issue perhaps, but one can't ignore the timing of this coming amidst a growing row with India
00:48 and Canada trading charges, Canada accusing India of having assassinated a Canadian citizen
00:55 in Canada and India strongly denying those allegations.
00:59 Diplomats have been sent back from both sides in the last couple of days and now this is
01:04 the latest development that could be seen in that light.
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