‘No longer a threat’: How Canada U-turned on India ahead of Carney visit

Ottawa say India is no longer a ‘security threat’ after allegations of transnational violence rocked bilateral ties, even as Canadian Sikh activists live under threat. Can Carney’s India visit reset relations?

As officials in Ottawa were preparing for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s maiden visit to India, Canadian police were knocking on a Sikh activist’s door in Surrey, Vancouver, on Sunday to inform him that his life was at risk.

Moninder Singh, who heads the Sikh Federation of Canada, had previously already received three such warnings from the Vancouver police. But this time, citing a confidential informant, police told Singh that his wife and two children were at risk, too.