Sikh separatist activists protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside the Consulate General of India in Toronto, on October 18, 2024.Photo by Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images

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by · National Post

An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country, said the 17th century British politician Henry Wotton.

That maxim came to mind for some reason while watching the recent CTV Question Period interview with the persona non grata Indian high commissioner, Sanjay Kumar Verma.

His weekend conversation with host Vassy Kapelos was a triumph in the art of denial.