New Delhi and Ottawa agreed on a raft of measures: start ministerial-level discussions on bilateral trade and investment, resume the India-Canada CEOs Forum in early 2026, revive the energy dialogue, discussions on civil nuclear energy cooperation, and a joint working group on higher education.

This is the first visit to India by a Canadian Foreign Minister in over two years. Ties between the two countries plummeted in 2023 after Justin Trudeau, the then Canadian Prime Minister, alleged “potential” involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Canada-based Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar – a charge that India rejected as “absurd” and “motivated”. This led to downgrading of diplomatic ties.

Following the change of guard in Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney met Modi on the sidelines of the G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis this June and the two leaders asked their officials to mend ties.

On Monday, after his meeting with Anand, Modi, in a post on X, said, “Welcomed Canada’s Foreign Minister, Ms. Anita Anand. Discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in trade, technology, energy, agriculture and people-to-people exchanges for mutual growth and prosperity.”

The joint statement by the two sides flagged “respect for each other’s concerns and sensitivities” – an oblique reference, from Delhi’s perspective, to the pro-Khalistan activities on Canadian soil.

“The meeting in New Delhi is a follow-up to the guidance provided by the Prime Ministers of the two countries during their meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, to take calibrated measures to restore stability in the relationship and to pursue a constructive and balanced partnership grounded in respect for each other’s concerns and sensitivities, strong people-to-people ties, and growing economic complementarities,” the joint statement said.

Jaishankar told Anand, “Our meeting today has prepared an ambitious roadmap to advance our cooperation in various domains including trade, investment, agriculture, science and technology, civil nuclear collaboration, AI, critical minerals and energy.”-Agencies