Canada seeks to wrap up India trade talks soon, as US ties fray

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Canada and India are advancing trade negotiations aiming to conclude by the G20 summit in December 2024, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to visit Canada around that time. These talks come amid fraying Canada-US ties, according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that trade negotiations with India are making “good progress” and that the two countries are aiming to conclude talks by the G20 summit in mid-December. Carney also said India had, to his understanding, confirmed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit Canada around that time, though the precise date had not been finalised. “We are making good progress in our trade negotiations with India,” Carney said at a news conference on the...