Prime Minister Mark Carney announces renewed India–Canada strategic partnership - Speech Brief
2 March 2026 10:50 UTC · Prime Minister of Canada · PMO News Release · Source · Email X Link

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces renewed India–Canada strategic partnership

Key points

  • Adopted Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam framework for renewed Strategic Partnership
  • Agreed enhanced cooperation across energy, trade, technology, education, and security

TL;DR

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney visited India from February 27–March 2, 2026, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and marked a diplomatic reset between the two countries.
  • Leaders agreed to adopt 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' as the guiding framework for a renewed India–Canada Strategic Partnership covering energy, trade, technology, education, and security.
  • Formal steps include launch of CEPA negotiations with a goal to conclude by end-2026 and a bilateral trade target of CAD 70 billion / INR 4.65 lakh crore by 2030, and a CAD $2.6 billion Cameco–Department of Atomic Energy uranium supply agreement.
Original text

At the invitation of His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, paid an official visit to India from February 27 – March 2, 2026. This was Prime Minister Carney’s first visit to India after taking over as the Prime Minister of Canada and is the first bilateral visit to India by a Canadian Prime Minister since 2018. Prime Minister Carney was accom...

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