India-Canada trade thaw: FTA talks set to restart after two-year rift

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Addressing an event organised by the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber, the Minister said the focus areas for the partnership must include critical minerals, clean energy, which holds tremendous potential, aero space and also defence capabilities, which is an area to be looked at seriously.
53% : Earlier this month, Goyal and Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu co-chaired the 7th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI) signalling a thaw in relations between the two sides after a two-year diplomatic standoff following Canada's accusation that Indian officials were involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, who was a Canadian citizen.
49% : India and Canada are ready to restart negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) which were suspended around September 2023 by Ottawa after tensions over pro-Khalistani activities escalated between the two.

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