India rubbishes Canada daily’s claim that Modi knew of Nijjar plot

INDIA warned Canada of “further damage” to already strained ties after Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper alleged prime minister Narendra Modi knew about a purported campaign targeting Sikh activists.

Canada is home to the largest Sikh community outside of India and includes activists for “Khalistan”, a fringe separatist movement seeking an independent state for the religious minority carved out of Indian territory.