'Opportunities To Rebuild Relationships': What Mark Carney Had Said About India-Canada Ties

Last Updated:March 10, 2025, 08:06 IST

Mark Carney, set to become Canada's next Prime Minister, aims to rebuild relations with India and diversify trade. He won 86% of votes to replace Justin Trudeau, who stepped down after nine years.

Before the official contest in the Liberal Party to replace Trudeau, Carney, in one of his interviews, had said that if becomes the PM,  he would "rebuild relationships" with India. (Photo: AP + PTI file)

Mark Carney, the new leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and the country’s next prime minister, recently pledged to “rebuild" Canada’s strained relationship with India, which reached its lowest point during Justin Trudeau’s tenure.

Before the official Liberal Party leadership race to replace Trudeau, Carney stated in an interview that if he became prime minister, he would work to diversify Canada’s trade relationships with like-minded nations.

“What Canada will be looking to do is to diversify our trading relationships with like-minded countries, and there are opportunities to rebuild the relationship with India," Carney said.

“There needs to be a shared sense of values around that commercial relationship and if I’m Prime Minister, I look forward to the opportunity to build that," he added.

The 59-year-old political outsider, who has served as the governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, won the leadership race for Canada’s Liberal Party with 86 per cent votes, defeating former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.

Carney will assume a leadership role during a turbulent period for Canada, as the country faces a trade war with its longtime ally, the United States, under President Donald Trump, while also preparing for an upcoming general election.

“There’s someone who’s trying to weaken our economy," Carney said of Trump, spurring loud boos at the party gathering. “He’s attacking Canadian workers, families, and businesses. We can’t let him succeed."

“This won’t be business as usual," Carney said. “We will have to do things that we haven’t imagined before, at speeds we didn’t think possible."

Trudeau announced in January that he would step down after more than nine years in power as his approval rating plummeted, forcing the ruling Liberal Party to run a quick contest to replace him.

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