Canada-India Relations | The Globe and Mail

July 17, 2024 | There have been political tensions between Canada and India, however at G7, the nations were seen to improve mutual understanding. "Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau suggested that an “opportunity for [Canada] to engage” with India has re-emerged with the conclusion of the Indian election. He cited the strong economic and social ties between the two countries, and no doubt had in mind the pivotal position India holds in Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: as a bulwark against an ascendant China and an interlocutor with the Global South," write Vincent Rigby and Aftab Ahmed in The Globe and Mail.

The authors underscores the importance of strengthening relations by practicing quite diplomacy, including in the fields of cybersecurity and the digital economy. There emerges a space for restarting trade negotiations, and "the U.S. could play a role in helping both countries find an uneasy compromise and permit the relationship to move forward."