Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand to visit India on October 13

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand will visit India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from October 13 to October 16 to deepen bilateral relations and cooperation, Ottawa announced on Monday.

Anand is set to meet External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to advance collaboration on roadmap priorities, including trade, energy, people-to-people ties and security and defence cooperation.

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The visit would mark the 11th meeting between the two foreign ministers since September 2025, reflecting sustained high-level engagement and a growing bilateral relationship.

She will also participate in the Bloomberg New Economy Forum for a panel discussion on middle powers and the changing global order.

The minister will reinforce the importance of multilateral and plurilateral cooperation at a time of geopolitical uncertainty and highlight Canada as a reliable partner for India and the broader Indo-Pacific, the Canadian government said.

In 2025, two-way bilateral trade between Canada and India reached $30.4 billion, of which $11.0 billion was in goods.

Canada's merchandise exports to India stood at CAD 3.9 billion in 2025, led by vegetables, mineral fuels and oils, and wood pulp, while its merchandise imports from India amounted to CAD 9.7 billion.

During her UAE visit, Anand will meet with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, to strengthen the Canada-UAE relationship and advance shared prosperity and security, along with senior leaders and government officials, as well as business leaders.

During recent talksbetween National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and David Morrison, the Senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Advisor to the Canadian prime minister, India and Canada agreed to deepen coordination on combating transnational organised crime, terrorism, violent extremism, and the extradition of criminal offenders.