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Canadian FM Anita Anand visits India to strengthen bilateral relations through talks on trade, energy, and security. With high-level meetings and renewed diplomatic momentum, the visit marks a new chapter in India-Canada cooperation under the Indo-Pacific strategy.
Anita Anand visits India to rebuild old ties between India and Canada
New Delhi: India and Canada have re-established normal diplomatic relations with the reinstatement of high commissioners after almost a year. In this series, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand is coming to visit India on October 12. Her visit is being done to strengthen bilateral relations with India and for cooperation on important topics like trade, energy, and security.
After Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand reaches India on the night of October 12, she will meet Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on October 13.
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In these meetings, both the countries will prepare a framework for strategic cooperation in areas like trade expansion, energy transition, and security. Additionally, Anita Anand will also visit Mumbai, where she will discuss investment, job creation, and economic opportunities with Indian and Canadian companies.
According to the Canadian government, Anita Anand's visit is part of the Indo-Pacific strategy, which includes promoting cooperation with India, Singapore, and China. This strategic cooperation with India is being done keeping in mind Canada's global and regional economic and security priorities.
Another Canadian minister, Maninder Sidhu, today spoke to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and expressed confidence in working towards enhancing economic cooperation between Canada and India. They emphasized cooperation in food security, energy transition, supply chain strengthening, and special sectors such as minerals, agriculture, infrastructure, clean technology, and ICT.
There was a period of stagnation in diplomatic relations between India and Canada, especially during the tenure of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Relations had become strained due to some obnoxious actions of his government.
Former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
But during the G-7 summit in June 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mike Kaine decided to improve mutual relations. After this the High Commissioners were reinstated, which was the first major step after about 11 months.
In September 2024, the national security advisors of both the countries, Ajit Doval and Nathalie G. In the Drouin meeting, it was agreed to revive bilateral relations and enhance cooperation. Also, both sides talked about taking steps towards building mutual trust.
In September, senior officials of the foreign ministries of the two countries held a Pre-Foreign Office Consultation meeting in New Delhi, which included Secretary (East) P. Kumaran from the Indian side and David Morrison, Deputy Foreign Minister from the Canadian side.
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This meeting further strengthened diplomatic dialogue and laid the groundwork for future cooperation. This visit of Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand is the beginning of a new chapter in India-Canada relations.
This visit will play an important role in taking trade, energy, security, and economic cooperation between the two countries to new heights. This will not only improve bilateral relations but will also strengthen cooperation between the two countries at the regional and global levels.
