Mark Carney’s India Visit LIVE Updates: Canada To Deepen Energy Partnership With India, Says Canada PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted expanding cooperation between India and Canada across renewable energy, nuclear power, technology and critical minerals.

“We are pleased that Canada has decided to join the Solar Alliance and the Global Biofuel Alliance. To further our shared efforts, we will hold the India-Canada Renewable Energy and Storage Summit this year. In civil nuclear energy, we have reached a landmark deal for long-term uranium supply. We will also work together on small modular reactors and advanced reactors,” Modi said.

He described the two countries as “natural partners in technology and innovation,” adding, “With Canada and India innovation partnership, we will turn ideas into global solutions. I thank Prime Minister Carney for Canada’s valuable contribution to the success of the AI Impact Summit held in India last month. We will enhance cooperation in AI, as well as quantum, supercomputing, and semiconductors.”

Referring to agreements signed during the visit, Modi said, “The MoU signed today on critical minerals will strengthen resilience supply chains. In the space sector, we will connect startups and industries from both countries. In the energy sector, we are building a next-generation partnership, which will place special emphasis on hydrocarbons as well as renewable energy, green hydrogen, and energy storage.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Canada have decided to finalise the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) soon, calling the two countries “natural partners”. He noted that Canadian pension funds have already invested 100 billion dollars in India. Modi added that leaders from both countries would meet business representatives to strengthen economic cooperation.

Modi said India and Canada would work together to build a next-generation partnership in energy and turn ideas into global solutions. He credited Canada for contributing to the success of the AI Summit and announced plans to connect startups in the space sector. A long-term uranium supply agreement was also signed, and both sides will cooperate on small advanced medium reactors.

Canada has decided to join the Solar Alliance and the Global Biofuel Alliance. Modi announced the establishment of an India-Canada defence dialogue and stressed the importance of people-to-people ties. Canadian universities will open campuses in India, and both nations agreed that terrorism and extremism remain global challenges.

After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that India and Canada are “entering a new era of partnership.” The two countries are working to reset relations after strains in bilateral ties following the Nijjar killing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will review the India-Canada strategic partnership, focusing on trade, investment, energy, critical minerals, innovation and people-to-people ties, as both sides seek to stabilise relations despite rising global tensions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his Canadian counterpart Mark J Carney in Delhi on Monday. The leaders met at the Hyderabad House and are set to shortly hold delegation-level talks.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in New Delhi, welcoming his commitment to building a forward-looking India-Canada partnership, according to a message shared by the minister on X.

India-Canada relations soured during the tenure of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, largely due to allegations linking India to the June 2023 killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, the claims strongly denied by Delhi. Nijjar, born in Punjab and later a Canadian citizen, supported the Khalistan movement seeking an independent Sikh homeland. He was shot dead outside a Sikh temple, triggering a diplomatic crisis marked by expulsions of diplomats and rising tensions. Mark Carney’s Delhi visit is expected to test attempts to rebuild ties as relations gradually stabilise following his rise to power. The trial of four Indian nationals accused in the case is due to begin soon.

Canada and India are nearing a major energy agreement, with negotiations advancing toward a 10-year uranium supply deal reportedly worth nearly $3bn (£2.2bn). The pact would mark a significant achievement for Prime Minister Mark Carney as Ottawa seeks to position itself as an energy superpower. Canada, the world’s second-largest uranium producer, began supplying India after a 2013 nuclear cooperation agreement. India aims to secure more uranium to power its expanding nuclear sector. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is part of Carney’s delegation, while supplies are expected to come from Cameco’s northern Saskatchewan operations.

Canada under Carney is seeking to rebuild trade ties with India while strengthening alliances beyond the United States. Ottawa recently softened its stance, saying India is not currently linked to violent threats in Canada, drawing criticism from Sikh activists who allege ongoing intimidation. India denies such claims, while activists warn the issue could test Carney’s credibility.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet at around 10.30 AM at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The leaders will review progress under the India-Canada Strategic Partnership, building on earlier meetings held in Kananaskis in June 2025 and Johannesburg in November 2025, including discussions on the sidelines of the G7 summit last year.

As per reports, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a ten-year US$2 billion uranium supply agreement during his India visit, alongside smaller deals covering oil and gas cooperation, environmental initiatives, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, education and cultural exchanges.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit is expected to prioritise diplomacy over immediate economic outcomes, aiming to rebuild trust and lay the foundation for long-term trade and investment ties. Canada seeks to diversify beyond the US, while both sides work to overcome tensions following the 2023 diplomatic dispute.

India and Canada may revive stalled CEPA trade talks after years of limited progress and diplomatic tensions. Expersts say shifting global priorities and India’s openness to new agreements have created a fresh opportunity for both sides to pursue a comprehensive trade deal.

India hopes to begin free trade agreement talks with Canada during Mark Carney’s visit, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said ahead of Carney’s visit. Both nations aim to revive trade negotiations, diversify partnerships beyond the US, and explore energy cooperation amid global tariff pressures.

Carney’s India visit reflects Canada’s wider Indo-Pacific push, aiming to deepen trade, supply chains and security ties, with India seen as a vital partner as both countries seek to stabilise relations and expand cooperation further.