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Modi to visit Canada as Carney looks to finalize trade deal with India by end of year
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in France in June. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada in December, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Tuesday. Carney said the two countries are looking to reach a trade deal by the end of the year — a further sign that the once deep diplomatic chasm between the two governments is being bridged. “We’re making good progress in our trade negotiations with India,” CarneyRead more
Anand says Canada taking public safety seriously as it pursues trade deal with India
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada must change its foreign policy focus. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press) Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada continues to take public safety, transnational repression and foreign interference seriously as it negotiates a trade agreement with India — a country Ottawa once iced out over allegations it was involved in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. “It is extremely important to take these types of issues very seriously, and we do,” Anand told CBC’s Power & Politics on Monday. “And that’sRead more
Trump’s tariff threats inspire an ‘Elbows Up’ movement in India – minus the hockey
Activists of different trade unions and farmer’s organizations burn an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump near the American Consulate during a protest rally on trade tariffs and the war in Gaza in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday. (Bikas Das/The Associated Press) As It HappensIndian lawmaker calls for boycott of U.S. goods as Trump threatens tariffs If U.S. President Donald Trump thinks he can push India around, he’s got another thing coming, says Ashok Kumar Mittal. Mittal, a member of Parliament in India’s upper house, is one of several lawmakers andRead more
Trudeau accuses India of supporting violent crimes in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Indian government has made a “fundamental error” as he accused it of supporting a campaign of violence against Canadians on Canadian soil. The prime minister spoke to reporters Monday, hours after the head of the RCMP laid out stunning allegations accusing agents of the Indian government of playing a role in “widespread violence” in Canada, including homicides, and warned that it poses “a serious threat to our public safety.” Earlier in the day, Canada announced it’s expelling six Indian diplomats. India has denied the allegationsRead more