Minister of External Affairs of India
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Active in diplomatic reset negotiations
Sixteen months ago, Canada and India had no ambassadors in each other's capitals. Ottawa had accused New Delhi of orchestrating the assassination of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, and both countries expelled six of each other's diplomats in a single day. On March 2, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed five agreements worth $5.5 billion, launched free trade negotiations, and set a target of increasing bilateral trade from $9 billion to $50 billion by 2030.
Updated Mar 2
Advancing US-India strategic reset on trade, energy, and critical minerals while managing Russia ties
On December 5, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in New Delhi for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit and unveiled a 'Programme for Economic Cooperation' through 2030 aiming to boost annual trade to about $100 billion and diversify beyond oil and arms, including joint weapons production, a urea plant, agriculture, health, shipping, labor mobility, and a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union despite looming US sanctions.
Updated Feb 5
Signed Security and Defence Partnership for India
India and the European Union became strategic partners in 2004. Twenty-one years later, at the 16th EU-India Summit on January 27, 2026, they signed a Security and Defence Partnership that makes India the third Asian country—after Japan and South Korea—to gain formal access to European defence initiatives. The two sides also concluded negotiations on a historic free trade agreement covering 2 billion people and representing a combined market of $27 trillion. Once the FTA completes legal vetting and enters force in 2027, Indian firms will be able to participate in the EU's €150 billion SAFE rearmament programme.
Updated Jan 30
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