Overview
- Anita Anand and S. Jaishankar held their first direct foreign-minister call since September 2023, opening talks on exchanging high commissioners.
- Anand said Ottawa will rebuild ties “one step at a time” while the RCMP’s independent investigation into Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s 2023 killing continues.
- India’s external affairs ministry publicly urged Canada to curb political space for pro-Khalistan extremists advocating violence or secession.
- Ambassador-level posts in New Delhi and Ottawa remain vacant more than 20 months after the bilateral rupture triggered by Trudeau’s allegations.
- The Business Council of Canada plans a trade delegation to India later this year or in early 2026 to help diversify Canada’s economic partnerships beyond the United States.