Trade in focus, India, Canada push to up ties

Trade in focus, India, Canada push to up ties To take ties to higher level, notes Jaishankar; building renewed partnerships with substantial economies like India, China: Canada minister.

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• 5 min read New Delhi Sep 28, 2026 05: 55 AM IST.
• Jaishankar met Anand on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday.
• EAM S Jaishankar with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand in New York.

EAM S Jaishankar with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand in New York. (ANI).

While External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated the two sides are preparing to take their relationship "to a higher level", signalling further moves to improve ties between New Delhi and Ottawa, Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand underlined attempts to build "renewed partnerships" with sizeable economies like India and China.

When the two sides are aiming to finalise and sign the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), this comes ahead of a proposed visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Canada in December this year.

Jaishankar met Anand on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday. "Always a pleasure to meet FM @AnitaAnandMP of Canada. As he shared a short video clip of their gathering, a productive discussion as we prepare to take the relationship to a higher level, " he remarked in a post on X.

For now, trade in focus, India, Canada push to up ties remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.