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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday said that India and Canada are entering a “new era of partnership” as he held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PM Modi and Carney held bilateral talks at New Delhi’s Hyderabad House to discuss strengthening the bilateral partnership.
In a post on X, Carney shared the video of the meeting and said, “India and Canada are entering a new era of partnership.”
Both leaders reviewed the progress achieved to date across diverse areas of the India-Canada Strategic Partnership. They also took stock of ongoing cooperation in key pillars, including trade and investment, energy, critical minerals, agriculture, education, research, innovation, and people-to-people ties. The two leaders exchanged views on regional and global developments.
PM Modi and PM Carney will also attend the India-Canada CEOs Forum this afternoon. The visit comes at a critical time in the normalization of India-Canada relations.
The two Prime Ministers previously committed to promote a constructive and balanced collaboration based on mutual respect for each other’s concerns and sensitivities, strong people-to-people connections, and expanding economic complementarities.
Earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of the visiting leader’s bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Following their meeting, EAM Jaishankar stated, “I am delighted to call on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in New Delhi this morning. Appreciate his effort to forming a forward-thinking relationship.”
Carney, accompanied by his wife Diana Fox Carney, arrived in Mumbai on Friday for his first official visit to India from February 27 to March 2.
He arrived in New Delhi on Monday. Following his arrival, he took to X and said, “Arrived in New Delhi to meet with Prime Minister Modi. Canada and India are two confident and ambitious nations who want to build boldly together. We’re forging new partnerships in energy, talent and innovation, and AI — to create greater security and prosperity for our peoples.”
Carney participated in business engagements in Mumbai and interacted with Indian and Canadian CEOs, industry and financial experts, innovators, educators, as well as Canadian Pension Funds based in India.
Earlier on Friday, soon after his arrival in Mumbai, Carney called India as “the world’s fastest-growing major economy” and expressed readiness to forge partnerships that will unlock new opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
Sharing a video of his arrival in Mumbai on X, Carney wrote, “India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy. We just arrived in Mumbai to meet with business leaders — and forge partnerships that will unlock new opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.”
PM Modi recently met Carney on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in November 2025, where he stated that India has set a bilateral trade objective of $50 billion USD by 2030.
Source: IANS
