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Anita Anand Launches Indo-Pacific Reset With Talks in India, Singapore and China

Ottawa seeks concrete progress on trade, energy, security through high-level Indo-Pacific meetings.

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A picture of Minister Sidhu, to the left, and Minister Goyal, to the right, over a teal background with gradient stripes and a maple leaf watermark. The Government of Canada brand is in the bottom right corner.
File photo of Anita Anand | Reuters
Shipping containers are stacked on a cargo ship at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (AFP)

Overview

  • Canada’s foreign minister travels October 12–17 to negotiate a strategic cooperation framework with India covering trade diversification, energy transformation and security, with additional business engagements in Mumbai.
  • In New Delhi, Anita Anand will meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as parallel outreach continues between trade ministers exploring opportunities in critical minerals, clean tech, agriculture and AI.
  • In Singapore, Anand will meet Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, highlight progress toward a Canada‑ASEAN free trade agreement and press for a 2026 conclusion timeline as the countries mark 60 years of ties.
  • In China, Anand will meet Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the Canada‑China Strategic Partnership and maintain regular communication channels following commitments by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Li Qiang.
  • The trip builds on a 2025 thaw after a 2023 rupture, with reinstated high commissioners, resumed security dialogue between national security advisers and Canada’s designation of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity.