Govt: Carney's visit at 'crucial juncture'

NEW DELHI: After Canada, India too Thursday announced the four-day visit by Canadian PM Mark Carney beginning Friday, saying it comes at an important juncture in normalisation of India-Canada bilateral relations. The govt said PM Modi and Carney had earlier agreed to pursue a constructive and balanced partnership grounded in mutual respect for each other's concerns and sensitivities, strong people-to-people ties, and growing economic complementarities.

"The forthcoming meeting between the leaders will provide an opportunity to reaffirm the positive momentum and shared vision of India and Canada in building a forward-looking partnership," MEA said in a statement.




Carney arrives in Mumbai on Friday for what is his first official visit to India. He will be in Delhi on March 2 for a bilateral meeting with Modi. In Mumbai, Carney will participate in separate business engagements, interact with Indian and Canadian CEOs, industry and financial experts, educators as well as Canadian Pension Funds based in India.

Modi and Carney will review the progress achieved till date across diverse areas of the India-Canada Strategic Partnership, building on their earlier meetings in Kananaskis (June 2025) and Johannesburg (Nov 2025), said the MEA. TNN
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