Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in New Delhi on Monday, expressing confidence that her visit would inject new momentum into India–Canada relations.
The meeting took place ahead of her discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Welcoming the visiting minister, Prime Minister Modi recalled his ‘productive’ meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the G7 Summit in June.
He underlined the need to deepen cooperation in trade, energy, technology, agriculture, and people-to-people connections. PM Modi also conveyed his best wishes to Carney and reaffirmed India’s commitment to enhancing the bilateral partnership.
Following her meeting with the Prime Minister, Anita Anand posted on X, noting that both nations were elevating their partnership by expanding economic engagement and maintaining security dialogue. “Building on the momentum of Prime Minister @MarkJCarney’s meeting with PM Modi this summer at the G7 Summit, Canada and India are elevating the relationship between our countries, while maintaining our law enforcement and security dialogue and expanding our economic relationship,” she stated.
I met with Prime Minister @narendramodi this morning in New Delhi. Building on the momentum of Prime Minister @MarkJCarney’s meeting with PM Modi this summer at the G7 Summit, Canada and India are elevating the relationship between our countries, while maintaining our law… pic.twitter.com/WvpnooyWWu
— Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) October 13, 2025
The visit marks Anand’s first official trip to India as Canada’s Foreign Minister, signifying renewed diplomatic engagement after months of careful dialogue between the two nations.
Jaishankar Underscores Steady Progress
During her meeting with EAM S Jaishankar, the two leaders reviewed progress in key areas and agreed to revitalise institutional mechanisms for cooperation.
Jaishankar highlighted that ties between India and Canada had been steadily improving and that both countries were working to ‘restore and reinvigorate’ the partnership.
He referred to the recent high-level engagements, including meetings between National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Nathalie G Drouin, foreign ministry officials, and trade ministers. Jaishankar said, “We see Canada as a complementary economy and an open society with shared values of diversity and pluralism, the foundation for a sustainable, long-term partnership.”
India and Canada have prepared a roadmap to enhance cooperation in fields such as science, technology, artificial intelligence, civil nuclear collaboration, agriculture, and trade.
Both sides also welcomed the assumption of duties by their respective High Commissioners, reinforcing diplomatic continuity.
Concluding the discussions, Jaishankar said the two foreign ministries bore the responsibility to ‘shepherd the process of rebuilding cooperation’ and ensure it delivers on the expectations of both prime ministers and the people of the two nations.
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