Overview
- Speaking in Gyeongju after APEC, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada has made progress repairing ties with India as part of a broader diversification drive.
- The Prime Minister's Office reiterated a mission to double non‑US exports over the next decade as Canada intensifies engagement across the Indo‑Pacific.
- The Canadian foreign ministry said both sides are working toward a strategic cooperation framework focused on trade diversification, energy transformation, and security.
- Recent steps include October meetings in New Delhi between Foreign Minister Anita Anand and ministers S. Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal, restored high commissioners, and talks between national security advisers.
- Canadian police earlier arrested three men, including Inderjeet Singh Gosal linked to Sikhs for Justice, as Ottawa confronts pro‑Khalistan activity while US trade tensions under President Trump, including a halt to talks last week, add urgency to diversification.