Only China, the report stated, has a greater impact on the country’s democratic processes.
The final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, which is headed by Justice Marie-Josee Hogue, was released on Tuesday in Ottawa.
The report stated that according to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) “India has some legitimate basis for concerns about the security threat posed by Khalistani extremism in Canada.
Some extremists have engaged in threat-related activities directed at India from within Canada, notably by coordinating and funding terrorist activities in India.”.
The report stated, “India is the second most active country engaging in electoral foreign interference in Canada.
“India perceives Canada as not taking India’s national security concerns about Khalistani separatism (the goal of an independent Sikh homeland in northern India called “Khalistan”) sufficiently seriously.”.
A statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said, “We have seen a report about alleged activities on purported interference. »
