US EditionAnita Anand meets PM Modi; agrees on trade road map with India
- On Monday in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said India and Canada agreed on an ambitious cooperation roadmap to advance bilateral ties.
- After Trudeau's 2023 allegations, relations strained for nearly two years as then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, which India denied.
- The joint statement named cooperation in trade, critical minerals, energy and civil nuclear, with senior ministers tasked with implementation.
- The agreement calls for the immediate posting of envoys to each capital, restoring full diplomatic staffing, and soon beginning ministerial-level discussions on bilateral trade and investment.
- Building on Prime Minister Mark Carney's June meeting with Narendra Modi at the G7, some Sikh groups said the joint statement offered no assurances on foreign interference.
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India, Canada agree on new roadmap for ties
India and Canada agreed on Monday on a new roadmap for their relations after talks between their foreign ministers in New Delhi, as both countries seek to mend ties strained over the killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist. The two countries, both of which are looking to diversify trade away from the United States due to tariff announcements, agreed to collaborate on areas like critical minerals, trade and agricultural value chains, a joint statem…
The foreign ministers of India and Canada have agreed on steps to reset ties between the two sides, which plummeted following the assassination of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil two years ago.
The meeting between Anand and the Indian Prime Minister aims to build on the momentum of early summer.
Canada and India Agree to ‘Roadmap’ to Rebuild Ties
Ottawa and New Delhi have taken another step forward in rebuilding their damaged diplomatic ties by agreeing to a joint roadmap for cooperation. The two countries announced the development as Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is in India on an official visit from Oct. 12 to 14. The two sides issued a joint statement on Oct. 13 that outlines the priority areas the two countries will focus on, including bilateral trade, climate action,…
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