India and Canada signal readiness for investment treaty talks as trade ties strengthen
- India signalled readiness to begin investment treaty talks with Canada at the first finance ministers' dialogue in Toronto.
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman met Canada's François-Philippe Champagne, with both sides targeting CAD 70 billion trade by 2030.
- The two countries are exploring wider UPI use in Canada and easier payments for around 4,00,000 Indian students there.
- Cooperation in critical minerals and energy security was also agreed, with a trade pact targeted by end-2026.
Source: moneycontrol.com
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