Canada Foreign Minister Anita Anand to visit India on October 13 for key talks with Jaishankar

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand will travel to India this week for talks with External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar on trade energy security and defence cooperation as Ottawa seeks to strengthen its growing diplomatic and economic partnership with New DelhiAnand will visit India and the United Arab Emirates UAE from October 13 to 16 Global Affairs Canada announced on MondayThe visit comes amid renewed highlevel engagement between the two countries whose bilateral trade reached USD 304 billion in 2025 including USD 11 billion in goodsDuring her visit to India Anand will meet EAM Jaishankar to advance cooperation on priorities identified in the bilateral roadmap including trade energy peopletopeople ties and security and defenceThe meeting will be the 11th between the two foreign ministers since September 2025 reflecting the frequency of diplomatic contacts between Ottawa and New DelhiThe Canadian government described the continuing engagement as part of a growing bilateral relationshipThe planned discussions cover areas that both countries have identified as priorities for expanding their economic and strategic partnershipIn New Delhi Anand will also participate in the Bloomberg New Economy Forum joining a panel discussion on middle powers and the changing global orderAccording to Global Affairs Canada she will emphasise the importance of multilateral and plurilateral cooperation at a time of geopolitical uncertaintyThe minister will also highlight Canadas role as a reliable partner for India and the broader IndoPacific regionThe visit comes as Canada seeks to deepen engagement with major international partners amid changing global economic and security conditionsThe Canadian announcement places trade energy and defence cooperation alongside diplomatic engagement indicating the range of issues expected to feature in Anands discussions with JaishankarThe two countries have maintained nearly 80 years of diplomatic relations and share extensive peopletopeople connectionsTheir economic relationship includes trade in goods and services with bilateral exchanges reaching 304 billion last year according to figures released by the Canadian governmentThe latest diplomatic engagement follows a period of renewed contact between the two governmentsFollowing her engagements in India Anand will travel to the United Arab Emirates for talks with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan the UAEs Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign AffairsThe discussions will focus on strengthening bilateral relations and advancing economic cooperation security and shared prosperityAnand will also meet senior government officials and business leaders to explore opportunities for expanding commercial partnershipsThe Canadian government identified defence and security artificial intelligence innovation and peopletopeople ties as key areas for cooperation with the UAEThe visit will build on commitments made during Carneys November 2025 visit to the UAE the first by a Canadian prime minister in more than four decadesThat visit established a roadmap for closer cooperation in trade investment regional security and exchanges between the two countriesCanada has described its relationship with the UAE as one of its fastestgrowing partnerships in the Middle East built on more than 50 years of diplomatic tiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever