New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India and Canada held detailed discussions across a wide range of chapters, including trade in goods, trade in services, intellectual property, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and technical barriers to trade as part of the second round of negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), according to a joint statement issued by the two countries on Friday.The second round of talks hosted by the Commerce Ministry from …
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New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) India and Canada began the second round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement, with the two sides aiming to seal the deal by year-end. The five-day talks in New Delhi come on Monday ahead of the Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s scheduled visit to Canada at the end of this month to accelerate the momentum of the economic engagement as the two countries target increasing bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030. “The attempt is to fast-track talks …
Seoul, April 25 (IANS) Partnership between South Korea and Canada, forged on battlefields of the 1950-53 Korean War, has endured for decades and is growing even “stronger” amid deepening military cooperation, the commander of the Canadian Army has said. Lt. Gen. Michael Wright, commander of the Canadian Army, made the remarks in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Friday, as he was visiting South Korea to attend a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of a key Korean War battle in the …
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) While trade negotiations between India and Canada have in the past been derailed due to political tensions between the two countries, the relaunch of talks during the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in March this year has provided a second chance to build a durable bilateral economic relationship amid the changed geopolitical landscape, according to India’s former envoy to the North American country.”Canada faces its own structural dilemma. Its overwhelmin…
Ottawa, April 20 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada’s former strengths based on close ties with the United States have become “weaknesses” that require correction through global trade diversification.In a video address titled “Forward Guidance” posted on his social media, Carney provided an assessment of the current Canada-US relations, Xinhua news agency reported.”The US has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the …
New York, April 11 (IANS) Four astronauts who ventured where no human has gone before in deep space returned home, touching down in the Pacific, becoming pathfinders for humanity’s return to the moon and journeys beyond.It was a splash heard around a crisis-ridden world where millions watched on Friday, looking for a sign of hope and achievement.“What a journey”, exclaimed Reid Wiseman, the commander of Artemis II, when they landed.It was indeed a spectacular space odyssey of nine days and…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) For the Khalistani terror groups, the narrative is fast falling. A referendum call by the proscribed terror group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had earlier attracted a crowd of 1.3 lakh, but a recent event in Canada turned out to be a damp squib. The SFJ had called for an anti-India referendum and asked people to gather in large numbers outside the Triveni Temple and Lakshmi Narayan Temple at Brampton and Surrey. The SFJ was in for a surprise to see that the police had made e…
Washington, March 24 (IANS) Air Canada’s CEO Michael Rousseau has announced a dedicated helpline and special assistance team for families after a runway collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport killed two pilots and injured dozens. “Today is a very somber day at Air Canada,” Air Canada President and CEO Rousseau said on Monday, adding, “I want to express our deepest sorrow for everyone affected.”The aircraft, Air Canada Express Flight AC8646 from Montreal, collided with a Port Authority fire tr…
Ottawa, March 18 (IANS) Canadians stand to benefit from India’s intellectual capital, reinforcing prosperity in an increasingly competitive global landscape. Recent progress in education mobility between Canada and India offers a vital opportunity to restore people-to-people ties impacted by visa restrictions, a report has highlighted. According to a report in ‘One World Outlook’, the initiatives, including Canadian dollar (CA) $100 million in scholarships, 300 Mitacs internships, and several …
Ottawa/New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) As Canada recalibrates its diplomacy in Asia, India is emerging as the country with which Ottawa seeks to build a long-term strategic partnership. Amid efforts to reset India-Canada relationship, the phrase “building a new normal” reflects the situation more accurately than merely “rebuilding ties”, with repairing trust as the immediate challenge and forging a stronger and more institutionalised strategic partnership as the larger objective, a report hig…