Mumbai: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Mumbai, marking the beginning of his first official visit to the country from February 27 to March 2 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Another visual shared by ANI showed him and his delegation arriving at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel under heavy security.
Carney departed for India on Wednesday, beginning a significant state visit designed to deepen bilateral ties and enhance strategic collaboration between the two nations. His visit comes at a crucial juncture in the normalisation of India-Canada relations, which had deteriorated sharply following June 2023.
What's On Agenda During Carney's Mumbai Visit?
In Mumbai, the Canadian Prime Minister will spend two days meeting a wide spectrum of stakeholders from both countries. His engagements will include discussions with chief executive officers, leaders from industry and finance, technology innovators, academic representatives and officials linked to Canadian pension funds operating in India.
By prioritising these economic interactions at the outset, the visit signals a strong emphasis on trade, investment, and financial collaboration as foundational pillars of the relationship.
India-Canada Relations
Relations between the two countries deteriorated sharply after the June 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a gurudwara in British Columbia. Months later, then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was "credible" evidence linking agents of the India government to Nijjar's death, an allegation New Delhi strongly denied. The dispute led to the expulsion of diplomats from both countries and a prolonged diplomatic standoff. In 2024, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) further claimed that Indian government agents were linked to violent crime in Canada, including death threats and alleged involvement in homicides
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