Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Sunpreet Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.2000), and we reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that, even assuming Singh’s testimony was credible and he established the presumption of a well-founded fear of future persecution, the presumption is rebutted based on changed country 'conditions. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13 (b)(1)(i)(A); see also Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 997-98 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s determination that Singh could reasonably *545 relocate to another area of India, particularly given that prior to his arrival in the United States, he relocated from Punjab to New Delhi and lived there for several months without…