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Modi and Carney target doubling trade by 2030
The Indian Express··3d ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Mark Carney on Tuesday on trade, energy, technology, security and defence. Both pledged to finish a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and double two-way trade by 2030. Canada's PMO said ministers Maninder Sidhu and Anita Anand are in India this week on trade missions. Modi agreed to visit Canada in December.
Prism
What It Means For You
- A CEPA deal would shape tariffs and market access for India-Canada goods and services.
- Modi's December Canada visit is timed before the G20 on December 14 and 15 in Florida.
- A bilateral security dialogue in India last week continues law-enforcement coordination.
What's Happening
- Modi posted on X that the call was warm and focused on concrete partnership outcomes.
- Carney's office cited renewed engagement on finance, defence, AI and people ties.
- The leaders discussed Indo-Pacific stability and energy needs, Canada's statement said.
Ties after the Nijjar dispute
- Relations strained after Justin Trudeau alleged Indian agents were linked to Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing in 2023.
- India rejected those charges as politically motivated and absurd.
- Modi and Carney last met on the G7 sidelines in France in June 2026.
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