Ottawa, Feb. 27 -- Canada has indicated it no longer believes India is connected to violent crimes on Canadian soil, marking a significant diplomatic shift before Prime Minister Mark Carney's India visit.

A senior Canadian government official, speaking on condition of anonymity during a media briefing Wednesday, said authorities are confident that previously alleged activities are no longer occurring.

"I really don't think we'd be taking this trip if we thought these kinds of activities were continuing," the official added, according to the Economic Times.

Relations between Ottawa and New Delhi deteriorated after the June 2023 killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia.

Under Carney, the federal...