Canada NSA, minister, who fuelled India row under Trudeau, hold talks in Delhi

On October 29 last year, Drouin and Morrison (under the then PM Justin Trudeau) had acknowledged leaking information to The Washington Post which first reported that Shah was behind the campaign of targeting Sikh separatists in Canada.

Morrison had told Parliament members of the national security committee he had “confirmed” Shah’s name to the newspaper.

On November 2 last year, India had said it had lodged a protest through diplomatic channels and had called them “absurd and baseless”.

India’s ties with Canada had suffered a setback since September 2024, when Canadian PM Justin Trudeau had alleged the Indian government’s “potential” involvement in pro-Khalistan separatist figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing. India rejected the charges as “absurd” and “motivated”.

The MEA on Friday said Morrison also met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri at the G7 Summit, which was followed by the meeting between PM Modi and PM Mark Carney.

According to MEA, the discussions “provided an opportunity to review the state of India–Canada bilateral relations and exchange views on other international and regional issues. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of India–Canada ties, anchored in shared democratic values, respect for the rule of law, and commitment to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. They also welcomed the progress achieved since June 2025, including the return of High Commissioners to each other’s capitals.”

The understanding reached between the two Prime Ministers ensured the two countries would pursue a constructive and balanced partnership and initiate necessary steps to reactivate bilateral dialogue mechanisms across diverse domains, including trade, defence, energy, civil nuclear, security and law enforcement, critical minerals, space, science and technology, and agriculture, the MEA said.

Speaking on the pro-Khalistan outfits reportedly going against Indian missions in Canada, the MEA spokesperson said, “It is the responsibility of the Canadian government, or the host government, wherever we are, wherever we have diplomatic establishments, to provide security. As and when there is a concern, we do take it up with the concerned side, in this case Canada, to ensure that there is adequate security of our diplomatic premises.”

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