India and Canada reset ties, agree on defence and energy cooperation
The Straits Times
Following talks between Mr Modi and Mr Carney, the two sides signed an agreement to collaborate on critical minerals, fast-track trade talks, expand energy cooperation and deepen defence cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI – India and Canada opened a new chapter in their relationship with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, launching a new defence dialogue and expanding cooperation in energy and critical minerals.
This reset in ties takes place amid growing global turbulence – and the latest threat of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East – which is redefining strategic relations between countries.
It caps Mr Carney’s efforts, since he came to power in 2025, to mend tensions over the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil more than two years ago.
Mr Carney is on his first official bilateral visit to India barely two months after visiting China.
Both countries have sought to diversify economic and political ties amid tariff threats and uncertainty from the US, which is both Canada and India’s largest trading partner.
India is the first stop of Mr Carney’s three-country tour, which also includes Australia and Japan.
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