Thank you, Chair.
I have a question for Dr. Martel.
India clearly is a very important player in the Indo-Pacific and an important country for Canada's future and economic interests. What many Canadians are struggling to understand, though, is how the government reconciles the reality of various concerns that have been raised by parliamentary committees here, CSIS, the RCMP, former ministers, and even members of the government's own caucus regarding foreign interference.
We have seen diplomatic visits, ministerial meetings, partnership announcements and MOUs in an effort to normalize relationships. Those efforts are clearly worthwhile and necessary, but beyond the optics and beyond the diplomacy, what problem has actually been solved? Academically speaking, what concern identified by CSIS, the RCMP, Parliament or the government members themselves is less serious today than it was a year ago?