OTTAWA - New Delhi's envoy to Ottawa says violent rhetoric deployed here by Sikh separatists is undermining Canada's image in India and holding back efforts to boost trade ties and reset diplomatic relations.

In an interview with The Canadian Press, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik rejected former prime minister Justin Trudeau's claim in 2023 that there were “credible allegations” linking agents of the Indian government to the murder of a Canadian Sikh activist earlier that year.

Patnaik also said the aggressive tone of the Khalistan movement is scaring away investment.

"While we are trying to move trade forward, a whole lot of businesspeople (in India) feel uncomfortable because they see this as a place where violence, extortion, intimidation is rising," Patnaik said last Thursd

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