 "Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival at the G7 Summit venue in Kananaskis, Alberta. ANI File")
After Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s recent visit to New Delhi, which saw the unveiling of several initiatives to upgrade the Canada–India ties, both countries are reportedly in close contact over possible high-level engagements in the coming months.
Among these, according to a Times of India report, is a potential meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg on November 22–23.
According to the report, citing sources, preliminary work is already underway to arrange a bilateral during the summit.
PM Modi and PM Carney last met in June this year when Canada hosted the G7 summit.
India has also invited PM Carney to attend the Global AI Summit it will host in February 2026 and hopes he will visit New Delhi early next year.
“We want an early visit of the Prime Minister to India. It is a relationship we do not want to go downhill,” said India’s High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik in an interview to The Globe and Mail.
India and Canada also announced during Anand’s visit that they would begin trade discussions.
PM Modi’s meeting with Anand during her trip underscored the importance New Delhi places on its ties with Ottawa.
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More ShortsHowever, India is still waiting for Canada’s response on resuming the free trade negotiations that were put on hold in 2023, after tensions arose over allegations by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Indian government officials were involved in the killing of Sikh separatist and Canadian national Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
“If Canada wants to start negotiations (for a trade deal) we would be more than happy to speed up things, to do it in a fast way. You are looking at minimum of $50 billion (bilateral trade volume) if we allow the proper environment for it,” said Patnaik.
With inputs from agencies