In an exclusive interview with a Canadian daily, The Globe and Mail, which broke the story of Canada taking a stand against India well in advance, Sanjay Kumar Verma has taken the position that India is not going to aid the Canadian authorities in their probe unless ‘specific evidence’ is provided. The top diplomat’s interview came in the aftermath of Canada’s National Security Advisor Jody Thomas softening his earlier stance on the alleged Indian involvement.
The killing of pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar sparked a massive row between Canada and India. The Indian High Commissioner in Canada has now revealed that his office is to yet to receive any information from the Canadian authorities on the slaying that happened in June last year.
In an exclusive interview with a Canadian daily, The Globe and Mail, which broke the story of Canada taking a stand against India well in advance, Sanjay Kumar Verma has taken the position that India is not going to aid the Canadian authorities in their probe unless ‘specific evidence’ is provided. The top diplomat’s interview came in the aftermath of Canada’s National Security Advisor Jody Thomas swaying away from a hardliner view that Ottawa earlier took.
“We need relevant and specific evidence for us to help the Canadian authorities,” High Commissioner Verma told The Globe. He further went on to say that “unless we see something relevant and specific, it would be extremely difficult for us to do anything to help the Canadian authorities.”