India has urged Canada to take concrete steps to counter anti-India extremist elements operating from Canadian soil [1, 2].
The request highlights growing tensions between the two nations over the presence of Khalistani groups. New Delhi argues that these elements pose a direct threat to Indian leaders and diplomats, turning a domestic Canadian security issue into a significant diplomatic friction point.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Government of Canada needs to curb these activities [1, 2]. India specifically identified Khalistani groups as the primary source of these extremist activities [1, 3].
The urgency of the request follows an intelligence report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) [1, 2]. This report identified Khalistani extremist activities as a national-security threat to India [1, 2]. New Delhi cited this internal Canadian intelligence as a basis for demanding more aggressive action from Ottawa [1, 2].
India has previously rejected claims of foreign interference from Canadian agencies, describing such allegations as baseless [3]. Despite those disputes, the Indian government maintains that the safety of its diplomats requires a shift in how Canada manages extremist groups within its borders [1, 3].
The call for action focuses on the prevention of violent activities, and the protection of Indian officials [1, 2]. India continues to press for a collaborative approach to ensure that Canadian soil is not used to coordinate threats against Indian sovereignty [1, 3].
“India urged Canada to take concrete steps to counter "anti‑India extremist elements"”
This escalation indicates that India is leveraging Canada's own intelligence assessments to pressure Ottawa into a more restrictive policy toward Khalistani activists. By citing a CSIS report, New Delhi is attempting to remove the debate from the realm of political disagreement and place it within the framework of shared security interests, though the underlying friction regarding foreign interference remains unresolved.
