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.