In a strong-worded statement, India rejected a Canadian report alleging that the Indian government interfered in Canada's elections. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that it is in fact Canada which has been consistently interfering in India's internal affairs.

While the initial report in May last year had pointed to China as the “most persistent and sophisticated foreign interference threat to Canada,” the final report lays out the ways in which India has become the “second most active country engaging in electoral foreign interference in Canada.

Canada's initial report in May 2023 highlighted China as the "most persistent and sophisticated" threat, the final report placed India second in terms of electoral interference.

“Like the PRC [People’s Republic of China], India conducts foreign interference through diplomatic officials in Canada and through proxies,” the report, authored by Marie-Josée Hogue, a judge at the Quebec Court of Appeal, said.

An inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s recent elections is calling on intelligence agencies and the federal government to urgently reform how they respond to meddling by China, India and other state actors before the next national vote.