India’s commerce minister says Carney’s recent visit helped to reset relations

Carney, who made resetting relations with India a priority after he became prime minister in 2025, visited Mumbai and New Delhi in March. It was the first visit by a Canadian prime minister in eight years.

That trip concluded with a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the signing of a series of agreements — including a $2.6-billion deal to supply about 22 million pounds of uranium to India for nuclear energy generation, along with 10 commercial agreements worth more than $5.5 billion.

“I think this is a partnership that is being reset very, very rapidly,” Goyal said Monday.

The minister said Carney’s visit “completely changed the way Canada and India looked at each other.”

“It has set in motion the pathway to a complete overhaul of this relationship, setting new agendas, new goals,” he said. “I can clearly see the speed and intent of both sides, Canada and India, is phenomenal when it comes to working together.”

On top of the goal of securing a free-trade agreement by the end of this year, Goyal said the countries are also working to triple their trade to US$50 billion by 2030.

Goyal is being accompanied on his trip by more than 100 senior business representatives from such industries as mining, energy, automotive and aerospace. India is calling it its largest-ever business delegation to Canada.

Sidhu said the countries have been engaging in what he called “WhatsApp diplomacy” and Canada will be sending a delegation to India to continue trade talks later this year.

“There’s a lot of excitement to do more with India in terms of our economic partnership,” he said. “It’s going to be building on the meetings that we’re having over the next 48 hours.”

The Liberals have set out to double non-U.S. exports over the next decade and have boasted about signing 20 strategic trade and defence agreements around the world in the last year.

Carney has travelled to 25 countries on 17 international trips since March 2025.

Sidhu has said the government is looking to sign two other major trade deals before the end of the year — with the South American trade bloc Mercosur and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 25, 2026.

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

India’s commerce minister says Carney’s recent visit helped to reset relations

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