Mark Carney and Narendra Modi target Canada-India trade deal by year-end
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed to accelerate trade negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, with Carney pledging the deal would “reduce barriers, increase certainty and unlock opportunity for exporters, investors and workers in both our countries.” The push is part of Canada's broader strategy to double non-U.S. trade to $300 billion over a decade in response to President Trump's tariffs, with the two leaders targeting $70 billion in two-way trade by 2030. The diplomatic reset is notable given that talks had been frozen since 2023 following Ottawa's accusation of Indian government involvement in the murder of a Sikh-Canadian activist, a charge India denies.
