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India–Canada reset ties via announced nuclear energy cooperation package
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India and Canada announced a set of agreements, including a 10-year nuclear energy deal, after Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney met in Delhi to reset bilateral ties.
Why Now
India and Canada announced multiple agreements spanning nuclear energy, technology, critical minerals, space, defence and education. The package includes a 10-year nuclear energy deal. The announcement followed a meeting between Prime Ministers Modi and Carney in Delhi framed as a reset of ties. Carney also said the two countries agreed to conclude a free trade deal by the end of 2026. The excerpt describes the reset as occurring after a period in which trade and diplomatic relations nearly stalled amid expulsions of diplomats and cancelled visa services.
Impact
- • A 10-year India–Canada nuclear energy deal is now in place.
- • Agreements expand bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors.
- • A target date was set to conclude a free trade deal by end-2026.
Who Recalculates
- • Nuclear energy operators and suppliers
- • Critical minerals producers and buyers
- • Defence and space contractors
- • Trade negotiators and cross-border firms
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World & Politics Diplomacy Trade & Tariffs Energy & Power Nuclear