March 3, 2026
RED FM News Desk
Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing growing pressure to clarify whether he believes Indian interference in Canada remains a threat following his high-profile meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Carney wrapped up a four-day, trade-focused trip to India on Monday, describing the relationship between the two countries as one built on shared interests. “We are one family,” he said in New Delhi, as both leaders pledged to reset ties after months of diplomatic strain.
The visit centred heavily on trade and economic cooperation. Carney has said he hopes to secure a free-trade agreement with the world’s fifth-largest economy by the end of the year. The two countries signed several memorandums of understanding, including a $2.6-billion uranium supply deal. Ottawa has projected that bilateral trade could reach $70 billion by 2030.
Modi praised Carney’s efforts to rebuild the relationship, and the leaders agreed to meet again in Canada after Modi accepted an invitation for a return visit.
But the renewed diplomatic warmth comes amid unresolved concerns over India’s alleged interference activities in Canada, including accusations that New Delhi was linked to the 2023 killing of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
A summary released after the leaders’ meeting stated that Carney “underscored that Canada will continue to take measures to combat” transnational repression. No further details were provided.
The prime minister has not directly answered questions about whether he believes the threat of Indian interference has ended. Last week, a senior Canadian official suggested the government was “confident” that India’s campaign of threats and violence had ceased, adding that the visit would not have proceeded otherwise. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand later distanced herself from that characterization, telling reporters the comments were “not words that I personally would use.”
India has denied conducting foreign interference in Canada. Its high commissioner to Ottawa, Dinesh Patnaik, has rejected the allegations.
Liberal MP Ruby Sahota said in a statement that “any suggestion these threats have been resolved does not reflect the current security reality facing Canada.”
As Carney pushes forward with trade ambitions and diplomatic outreach, critics say questions around national security and foreign interference remain unresolved and are unlikely to fade without clearer answers from the prime minister.
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