Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said trade negotiations with India are making “good progress” and that the two countries are aiming to conclude talks by the G20 summit in mid-December.
Carney also said India had, to his understanding, confirmed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit Canada around that time, though the precise date had not been finalised. Mr. Mr. Modi had committed to try to conclude negotiations by the G20. Trump National Doral in Miami.
Carney said at a news conference on Tuesday (September 23, 2026) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The summit is scheduled for Dec 14-15 at Mr.
“We are making good progress in our trade negotiations with India,” Mr. Carney said he and Mr.
Earlier reporting noted: Carney also said India had, to his understanding, confirmed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit Canada around that time, though the precise date had not been finalized. Mark Carney has moved quickly to rebuild ties. The rapid economic rapprochement follows a deep diplomatic rupture over the 2023 killing of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. His visit to India earlier this year was the first bilateral visit by a Canadian Prime Minister since 2018.
Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were credible allegations linking agents of the Indian government to Nijjar’s killing . Earlier reporting noted: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that trade negotiations with India are making “good progress” and that the two countries are aiming to conclude talks by the G20 summit in mid-December.
Earlier reporting noted: Carney wants to double Canada’s non-US trade over the next decade and has made India part of a broader effort to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States as relations deteriorate under President Donald Trump.
Mr. Carney wants to double Canada’s non-U.S. trade over the next decade and has made India part of a broader effort to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States as relations deteriorate under President Donald Trump.
