Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said on Monday (November 24, 2025) that Canada and India will move quickly to advance a trade deal after two years of strained relations, noting Ottawa has a new foreign policy in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.
Ms. Anand's statement follows a meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa this past weekend, where the leaders agreed to restart stalled talks for a new trade deal.
Relations between Canada and India have been strained since Canadian police accused New Delhi of playing a role in the June 2023 assassination of a Canadian Khalistani leader near Vancouver.
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"The leaders were adamant that this work proceed as quickly as possible so that timing is going to be expeditious," Ms. Anand said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
