Overview

• Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand is likely to travel to New Delhi next month, with details still being worked out.
• The visit would be the first bilateral trip by a foreign minister since relations deteriorated in 2023 over allegations tied to Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing.
• A June discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 led to the reinstatement of envoys, with Dinesh K. Patnaik and Christopher Cooter appointed high commissioners.
• Senior-level engagement has resumed, including September visits to India by Canada’s national security adviser Nathalie Drouin and deputy foreign minister David Morrison.
• Both governments agreed to restart dialogues on trade, defence, energy, civil nuclear, security, law enforcement and critical minerals, and to address embassy staffing shortages under a step-by-step approach backed by Anand.