Singh

*187 MEMORANDUM **

Baljit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741 (9th Cir.2007), we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistencies between Singh’s testimony and his asylum declaration regarding the extent of his affiliation with the Babbar Khalsa Party which goes to the heart of his claim, see id. at 741-42 , and based on Singh’s failure to call his mother as a witness, see Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1091 (9th Cir.2000) (“[Wjhere the IJ has reason to question the applicant’s credibility, and the applicant fails to produce non-duplicative, material, easily available corroborating evidence and provides no credible explanation for such failure, an adverse credibility finding will withstand appellate review.”).

In the absence of credible testimony, Singh failed to…