‘Your evidence enough, our evidence not enough?’—Indian High Commissioner to Canada on security ties

New Delhi: High Commissioner of India to Canada Dinesh K. Patnaik highlighted that evidence submitted by New Delhi on transnational criminals is “not enough”, however any evidence submitted by Ottawa is considered “enough” in an interview with the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail recently.

“Your evidence is enough but our evidence is not enough?” Patnaik asked, speaking to the Canadian newspaper, highlighting India’s frustrations with the lack of seriousness with which Ottawa handles New Delhi’s security concerns. Patnaik stressed that India perceives Canada is doing little to address the “illegal activities” of Sikh separatists on its own soil.

“He complained that Canada is doing little to stop illegal activities by some Canadian Sikhs, who promote a separate Khalistan state in