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India, Canada Eye Trade Deal Amid Energy Shift

1/29/2026

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India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, expects a comprehensive trade deal with Ottawa within a year, aligned with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s planned March visit to India.
India now sees Canada as more independent from U.S. influence, shifting the context for talks.
Canada aims to boost energy exports to India as India diversifies its energy sources amid a decline in Russian oil imports.

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Story summary

India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, expects a comprehensive trade deal with Ottawa within a year, aligned with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s planned March visit to India.
India now sees Canada as more independent from U.S. influence, shifting the context for talks.
Canada aims to boost energy exports to India as India diversifies its energy sources amid a decline in Russian oil imports.