India, Canada agree on a new roadmap for their relations

India and Canada on Monday agreed on a new roadmap for their bilateral relations, according to a joint statement following talks between their foreign ministers in New Delhi.

Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during her visit. “Prime Minister welcomed Foreign Minister Anand and conveyed that her visit would contribute to ongoing efforts to impart new momentum to the India–Canada bilateral partnership,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.

This marks Anand’s first visit to India since assuming office in May. During their discussion, Modi recalled his trip to Canada in June for the G7 Summit, where he held an “extremely productive” meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the PMO noted.


“Prime Minister noted the significance of enhanced cooperation between the two countries in trade, energy, technology, agriculture and people-to-people ties,” the statement added. Modi also conveyed his warm wishes to Carney and expressed eagerness for their upcoming engagements.

Anand’s visit is widely seen as an effort to reset ties, which suffered a serious setback in 2023 after then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged a potential Indian link to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

With inputs from PTI