India, June 20 -- Canada's top intelligence agency has confirmed that a 'small group' of Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) is continuing to pose a national security threat to the country.

"In particular, real and perceived Khalistani extremism emerging from Canada continues to drive Indian foreign interference activities in Canada," read a report issued by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).

The intelligence service placed the incident under the politically motivated violent extremism (PMVE) category.

"PMVE actors engage in the planning, financing and facilitating of attacks, globally, in order to establish new political systems or entities," it said.

CSIS said since the mid-1980s, the PMVE threat in Canada has...