New Delhi, March 22 -- India's former High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, has expressed satisfaction over recent comments made by RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, who indicated that there is no evidence of transnational repression linked to India. Verma stated that he was "very glad to see the statement" and voiced hope that it "augurs well for the future of relationship between the two countries."

The senior diplomat had been recalled by New Delhi in October 2024 following a sharp decline in bilateral relations. The friction was sparked by allegations levelled by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who suggested an Indian link to the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a terrorist designated by the National Investigation ...