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Hope to rebuild Canada ties, licence given to extremists behind downturn in ties: India

India’s comments came days after Mark Carney, an economist and political newcomer, took charge as Canada’s new prime minister following the exit of Justin Trudeau from the top office.

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India’s comments came days after Mark Carney, an economist and political newcomer, took charge as Canada’s new prime minister following the exit of Justin Trudeau from the top office. AP/PTI

India on Friday said it hopes to rebuild ties with Canada based on “mutual trust and sensitivity”, blaming the downturn in the relations to the “licence” that was given to the “extremist and secessionist elements” in that country.

India’s comments came days after Mark Carney, an economist and political newcomer, took charge as Canada’s new prime minister following the exit of Justin Trudeau from the top office.

Carney has said he wants to improve ties with India.

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Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “The downturn in India-Canada relations was caused by the license that was given to the extremist and secessionist elements in that country.”

“Our hope is that we can rebuild our ties based on mutual trust and sensitivity,” he said.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service chief Daniel Rogers visited India last week to attend a conclave of top global intelligence czars, in an indication of efforts to improve the ties between the two sides.

The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Trudeau’s allegations in September 2023 of the “potential” involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. New Delhi rejected Trudeau’s charges as “absurd”.

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