Canadian prime minister and Indian prime minister mostly discussed trade during Carney’s visit to India
Mark Carney is under mounting pressure to address whether he believes Indian interference in Canada remains a threat after he met with Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, whose government is accused of orchestrating the killing a Canadian citizen.
“We are one family,” the Canadian prime minister said from New Delhi on Monday, capping a four day trade-focused trip meant reset relations with the world’s most populous nation.
Carney says he wants to have a free-trade agreement with the world’s fifth biggest economy by the end of this year. The two nations signed a number of memorandums as well as a landmark $2.6bn uranium deal. Canada hopes that two-way trade with India could reach C$70bn by 2030.
Modi praised Carney for working to reset the stalled bilateral relationship and the two announced plans to meet again – in Canada – after Modi accepted Carney’s invitation to visit.
