Canada no longer suspects Indian interference, officials say ahead of Carney visit

“I really do not think we would be taking this [Carney] trip if we thought these kinds of activities were continuing,” CTV News quoted an official as saying. “We have a mature, robust discussion with the Government of India on these issues, and we have robust safeguards in place to avoid foreign interference.”

In October last year, a government task force monitoring the April 2024 Canadian federal election kept tabs on potential Indian interference but found no incident of that nature. China and Russia were cited as having sought to interfere.

Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegation in September 2023 that Indian government agents were linked to the killing of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar triggered a protracted diplomatic spat between India and Canada. India dismissed the charge as “absurd.”