Trudeau has been accused of turning a blind eye to foreign interference for years. But on Monday, his team showed a sign of progress as it took a series of carefully orchestrated steps designed to push back at India's prime minister.

“The Indian government made a horrific mistake in thinking that they could interfere as aggressively as they did in the safety and sovereignty of Canada, and we need to respond in order to ensure Canadians’ safety,” Trudeau said Wednesday in testimony at a formal public inquiry into foreign interference.

Canada’s closest allies signaled they will continue to pursue stronger ties with Narendra Modi’s government, despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that Indian diplomats secretly collected intelligence on Sikh separatists living in Canada who were then threatened,