New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The federal government in Canada now believes India is no longer linked to violent crimes in the country, a senior official was quoted by the Canadian media on Wednesday during a briefing with journalists ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's highly anticipated trip to India.

"We have a very robust diplomatic engagement, including between national security advisers, and I think we can say we are confident that activity is not continuing," an unnamed senior official was quoted by the Toronto Star, a major Canadian English-language daily broadsheet newspaper.

Carney's India visit, beginning Thursday, marks the latest effort to reset bilateral ties that effectively collapsed after Ottawa accused New Delhi of orchestra...