Canadian PM Carney to arrive in India this week

Canadian PM Mark Carney visits India to strengthen ties with Modi, focusing on trade, energy, AI, and defense partnerships.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Mumbai and Delhi this week, as part of a three-nation tour to India, Australia and Japan aimed at enhancing and diversifying Canada’s trade relations, his office announced on Monday (February 23, 2026).

Mr. Carney is expected to land first in Mumbai on February 27, and meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on March 2, and discuss “new partnerships in trade, energy, technology and artificial intelligence (AI), talent and culture, and defence”, a statement released in Ottawa said. The visit to three of Canada’s “strongest Indo-Pacific partners”, who are all part of the Quad with the U.S., is also a significant push for Canada’s own Indo-Pacific policy.

“In a more uncertain world, Canada is focused on what we can control. We are diversifying our trade and attracting massive new investment to create new opportunities for our workers and businesses,” Mr. Carney was quoted as saying about the 10-day visit to all three countries. “We are forging new partnerships abroad to create greater certainty, security and prosperity at home,” he added.

Ahead of the visit, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand on the sidelines of the Munich Security Forum last week.

During the visit, Mr. Carney is expected to focus on India-Canada trade negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, investment opportunities, cooperation in fossil fuel and nuclear energy, as well as critical minerals technology. He will also seek to put behind years of mistrust and sharp rhetoric between the Modi government and his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, whose last visit to India for the G-20 summit in 2023 proved to be particularly acrimonious over the Khalistan issue.

Last year, Mr. Modi’s visit to Canada for the G-7 outreach and meeting with Mr. Carney began the process of repairing ties, which the return visit this week is expected to complete, officials said.