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Canada should approach international relationships “with eyes wide open,” using pragmatic, realistic, and sometimes uncomfortable diplomacy, rather than expecting clear black-and-white outcomes. Many of the aspects remain the same. India refuses that it meddles in the affairs of its diaspora and they do not take us as seriously as their other relationships. Disinformation exists that makes things difficult for Canadian govt. and organisations to act on Indian information.

The attitude with which these guys are talking is pretty much a toned down version of what used to be said earlier. Fair amount of work still needs to be done here.


This presents some good points with respect to Canada-India relationships. Both need to work towards ensuring a better working relationship.
 
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On this National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism, CSIS remembers the 329 people on Air India Flight 182 who lost their lives due to a heinous act of terror.

On June 23, 1985, a bomb planted by Canada‑based Khalistani extremists destroyed the aircraft, killing everyone on board—most of them Canadians. It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Canada’s history and a defining moment for our national security community.

CSIS was less than a year old at the time, and the tragedy shaped our evolution. Over the past four decades, we have remained committed to protecting Canadians from political, religious, and ideologically motivated violence.​
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India, Canada aim to conclude trade talks by year end to boost bilateral trade

The discussions are aimed to support the goal of expanding bilateral trade to CAD 70 billion, or around Rs 4.65 lakh crore, by 2030
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India and Canada on Thursday said they aim to finalise the negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by the end of this year, and to initiate talks on a Bilateral Investment Treaty at the earliest, according to news agency PTI.
 
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India’s PM Modi expected to visit Canada in December to sign trade deal, envoy says

New Delhi’s ambassador says leaders may also sign other defence and aerospace agreements during the trip
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India’s PM Modi expected to visit Canada in December to sign trade deal, envoy says​


Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada in December to sign a completed trade deal between the two countries, New Delhi’s envoy says – a sign of warmer bilateral relations.

Dinesh Patnaik, India’s high commissioner to Canada, said in an interview on Tuesday he expects a free-trade agreement under negotiation will be completed by November and that his country’s leader will arrive in Canada the following month to ink the deal.

India, which recently overtook Japan as the world’s fourth-largest economy, represents a significant opportunity for Canada. In 2025, two-way goods and services trade between the countries was worth $30.4-billion.

Mr. Patnaik said he expects Mr. Modi and Prime Minister Mark Carney will end up signing other agreements on defence and aerospace during this visit. As well, he said he expects more to be agreed to as part of the Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy unveiled in February to deepen educational links.

Mr. Carney, speaking to reporters in New York Tuesday, said he believed Mr. Modi would be visiting Canada sometime in December.

International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said Monday that discussions with India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal during his recent visit to Mumbai had driven “real progress” in the trade talks.

Mr. Patnaik said his goal as envoy to Canada is to ensure that “fringe issues” do not dominate New Delhi’s relationship with Ottawa. He wants ties to be defined by “strong people-to-people bonds,” trade and economic relations, and mutual investments from energy to artificial intelligence to health.

Mr. Patnaik said there are multiple working groups in the trade negotiations covering different files such as financial services or mobility.

He said the trade agreement will focus on lowering tariffs and facilitating access to trade and investment as well as financial flows and businesses.

As well, he said the agreement will include tariff rate quotas, which specify a set quantity of a goods that can be imported at a lower, or zero, tariff rate and set a threshold at which any amount imported above that quantity is charged a higher tariff.

Mr. Patnaik said he thinks the conclusion of the trade deal will open up the possibility of further discussions on improving mobility of professionals. The envoy, who has previously said India would like to create a trusted traveller program with Ottawa that could ease access to Canada for Indian businesspeople similar to the NEXUS program for Canadians and Americans, suggested this could be a discussion after a trade deal is inked.

He said he thinks the current system for labour mobility between countries is good and that the Talent and Innovation Strategy between Indian and Canadian universities should yield benefits in terms of high-quality exchanges.

The envoy said India welcomed Canada’s crackdown on international student visas, saying he felt people had been abusing the system to foster a pathway to citizenship. He said educational institutions in Canada had accepted people who would not have “even got a university or college admission in India.”

“Nobody did the due diligence. Nobody did the background checks.”

Mr. Patnaik estimated 20,000 to 40,000 Indian nationals were accepted to colleges and other education programs in Canada who would not have qualified for admission to universities or colleges in India.

“If I study for three or four years, I shouldn’t automatically get a PR,” the envoy said, meaning permanent residency.​
 
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