Overview
- High Commissioner Dinesh K. Patnaik credited Mark Carney with helping restart India–Canada engagement after a 2023 rupture.
- He said security cooperation has resumed, citing renewed RCMP–NIA contacts and recent meetings between the countries’ national security advisers.
- Patnaik dismissed allegations from Justin Trudeau and Canadian authorities as preposterous and lacking evidence, and he denied any Indian extraterritorial actions.
- He disclosed he is under protective security in Canada and said many Indians and South Asians feel unsafe, pointing to repeated attacks on Indian‑owned businesses in Vancouver.
- Patnaik argued pro‑Khalistan activity is a Canadian law‑and‑order issue, as immigration enforcement pressures grow with CBSA data showing 1,891 removals of Indian nationals through July 2025 after 1,997 in 2024.