INDIAN High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik on Tuesday said that he was “disappointed by the allegations made in the Globe and Mail article” titled “Indian diplomat accuses RCMP of investigating ‘fantasy’ allegations of interference.”

Among other things, the newspaper reported: ““There are a whole lot of allegations within India that the Canadian security establishment is compromised,” [Patnaik] said, suggesting that Khalistani groups have paid Canadian intelligence officers to report false claims against India.”

The article also said: “Mr. Patnaik also denied that India has used its diplomatic missions to conduct covert activities and says the seven Indian officials expelled after Mr. Nijjar’s slaying in June, 2023, “weren’t doing anything improper.””

Patnaik said in a post on X: “The report, based on an off-the-record discussion, has been taken out of context, uses selective quotations, and does not reflect our current assessment of the integrity of institutions.”

The high commissioner noted: “India has maintained excellent cooperation, especially over the past year, with law enforcement and security agencies in Canada. The visit of the NSAs [National Security Advisors] and the regular meetings between the security agencies are testimony to this cooperation. We have strong faith in Canada’s institutions and completely reject these misleading allegations.”