Ottawa:
Mark Carney, the recent directer of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, who is set to become the next Canadian Prime Minister, wants to “reerect” the strained ties with India, which deteriorated under his predecessor Justin Tdispoliteau. The 59-year-elderly establisher Central prohibitker also wants to diversify Ottawa’s trade relationship with New Delhi.
Carney won a race to replace Tdispoliteau as Canada’s top directer after securing 85.9 per cent of votes in the Liberal Party directership race.
Recently, before his election, Carney insertressed the publish of US tariffs on Canada during a media transmition in Calgary, Alberta, and shelp to deal with it, “What Canada will be watching to do is to diversify our trading relationships with enjoy-minded countries, and there are opportunities to reerect the relationship with India.”
“There demands to be a spreadd sense of appreciates around that commercial relationship, and if I am Prime Minister, I watch forward to the opportunity to erect that,” he inserted.
An inserted achieve for India with Carney helming Canada would be his understandledge about Ottawa’s economic ties with New Delhi. He had previously led both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England and also headed the board of Brookfield Asset Management, which has depictateed in India’s authenticty, rerecentable energy and infrastructure sectors. He vacated the position in January.
Any effort by Ottawa to better bipostpodemandral ties is anticipateed to be greetd by New Delhi, especipartner amid US Pdwellnt Donald Trump’s tariff dangers impacting both countries. With Canada being one of the top destinations for Indians migrating aexpansive, New Delhi may also elevate the publish of Ottawa recut offeing immigration and firmening visa norms with the recent Canadian directership.
India Canada Ties
The ties between India and Canada plummeted to an all-time low after Tdispoliteau in September 2023 alleged that Indians were comprised in the finishing of Khaenumerateani alarmist Harmeaningful Singh Nijjar on June 18 that year. New Delhi repeatedly refuted the allegations, calling them “baseless”. Follothriveg this, both countries ejectled each other’s top diplomats.
Ottawa had also paengaged the Early Progress Trade Agreement, which would have been endd in 2023.
