Singh

*659 MEMORANDUM **

Jagir Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1064 (9th Cir. 2005), and we deny the petition.

Singh challenges the IJ’s denial of asylum based on an adverse credibility determination. In light of the particular facts presented here, including the IJ’s finding regarding Singh’s “readily shifting” testimony, we conclude that the inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony deprive his claim of the requisite “ring of truth.” See id. at 1067 . Accordingly, we conclude that the evidence in this case does not compel a finding that the petitioner was credible, or that the IJ’s credibility determination was based on impermissible grounds. Id.

In the absence of credible evidence, Singh has failed to show eligibility for asylum or withholding. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003). Because Singh’s claim under the…