Red Carpet To Red Signal In 10 Days: How India-Canada Ties Soured

India and Canada expelled each other's envoys and issuing travel advisories flagging risks in each other's territories

Tensions between India and Canada have spiked significantly over the past few days following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations linking Indian agents to the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India has termed the charges "absurd".

The past couple of days have seen several tit-for-tat moves, with both countries expelling each other's envoys and issuing travel advisories flagging risks in each other's territories. In its latest move, India today suspended issue of visas to Canadian citizens "till further notice".

Here is a look at what triggered tensions between New Delhi and Ottawa and how it snowballed into a full-blown diplomatic row