Relations have plummeted since Canada's PM linked India to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader.
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    India’s government swiftly made clear the suspension of visa services “applies to Canadians in a third country”.

    “There have been threats made to our high commission [embassy] and consulates in Canada,” a foreign affairs ministry spokesman in Delhi said.

    Hours earlier Canada had announced it was reducing its personnel in India, saying some diplomats had received threats on social media.

    “In light of the current environment where tensions have heightened, we are taking action to ensure the safety of our diplomats,” a statement said.

    The row burst into the open on Monday after Canada linked India with the murder of separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen who was shot dead in his vehicle by two masked gunmen outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia.

    It was quelled by force and has little resonance in India now, but is still popular among some in the Sikh diaspora in countries such as Canada, Australia and the UK.

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