Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are working at a rapid pace to unlock new partnership opportunities across various sectors, including energy, talent, and AI.
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Evian, France, and discussed strengthening cooperation in energy, technology, trade, economic ties, and people-to-people exchanges.
They expressed satisfaction with the progress in negotiations towards the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and reaffirmed their commitment to building a forward-looking strategic partnership.
Modi also announced plans to visit Canada before the end of the year, marking the first standalone bilateral trip by the Indian PM to the country since 2015.
The two leaders welcomed the strengthening of institutional engagement, including recent meetings of the Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee and the Consular Dialogue.
They also agreed to launch negotiations on a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA) and announced the establishment of Raisina Americas as a platform to further strengthen dialogue, exchanges, and cooperation.
