The phone call on Tuesday night (October 13, 2026) came even as senior Canadian Ministers, including Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu, are in Delhi for talks with their counterparts — External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal — and to firm up plans for Mr. Modi’s visit to Ottawa in December.
India and Canada are together contributing to a “more stable and prosperous world”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, during which they agreed to conclude a trade agreement soon.
Anand and Mr. On Wednesday morning (October 14), Ms.
Jaishankar will be part of a panel discussion to discuss the “Middle Power Moment”, along with former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Prime Minister Modi said his conversation with PM Carney had been “warm and productive”. “We agreed to build on the positive momentum in India-Canada ties and work towards concrete outcomes across key areas of our Strategic Partnership, including trade, energy, technology, security and people-to-people ties,” Mr. Modi said in a post on social media. The Canadian Prime Minister’s office put out a more detailed readout of the conversation, adding that the two Prime Ministers had discussed defence and security in addition to those issues as well as reaffirming their commitment to conclude negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) at the “earliest opportunity,” and to double two-way trade, at about $23 billion in 2025, by 2030.
Mr. Modi has met Mr. Carney twice this year already, in Delhi for the AI Summit and in France, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian, a considerable change from ties with the previous Trudeau government, which had accused India of involvement in the killing of Khalistani activist Harjeet Singh Nijjar. “The leaders also discussed the impacts of geopolitical instability for the Indo-Pacific region and the need for trusted partners in the areas of energy and agriculture. He added that the two countries were working together towards a more stable and prosperous world.
Prime Minister Carney thanked Prime Minister Modi for his leadership in seeking a peaceful resolution to Russia’s war on Ukraine,” the statement said, referring to India’s efforts to convey messages between Moscow and Kyiv over possible agreements on grain exports and commercial shipping safety. Earlier reporting noted: PM Modi speaks to Canada PM Mark Carney, hails ‘warm and productive’ talks on bilateral issues Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he had a “warm and productive conversation” with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, with both leaders agreeing to build on the positive momentum in India-Canada relations and pursue concrete outcomes across key areas of their strategic partnership. Earlier reporting noted: In a post on X, Modi said the discussions covered trade, energy, technology, security and people-to-people ties. Earlier reporting noted: “We agreed to build on the positive momentum in India-Canada ties and work towards concrete outcomes across key areas of our Strategic Partnership, including trade, energy, technology, security and people-to-people ties,” the prime minister said.
Modi will travel to Canada for his first bilateral visit in more than a decade. A team from the BJP has already visited Canada for discussions on a major diaspora event.
The two sides are expected to announce the agreement in mid-December, when Mr, according to officials.
