Indian Envoy Rejects Canada's Allegations on Nijjar Killing Amid Bilateral Talks

India's High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K Patnaik, dismissed Canadian allegations linking New Delhi to the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, emphasizing the case targets four individuals, not the Indian government. Patnaik questioned the absence of evidence and highlighted Canada's decades-long failure to act against terrorism on its soil, referencing the unresolved 1985 Air India bombing. These remarks coincided with British Columbia Premier David Eby's trade visit to India amid efforts to normalize bilateral relations strained since Trudeau's 2023 accusations.