As Jaishankar meets Canada counterpart, its trade minister sets out to boost India ties 

November 16, 2025

Even as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand in Ontario, Canada confirmed that its Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will visit India from Wednesday for opportunities to “advance” bilateral “trade and investment linkages”. The two-way traffic also assumes significance at a time when India-US ties have dipped over 50% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Canada has also been facing the brunt of US tariffs. Jaishankar met Anand on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region and said he looked forward to further rebuilding the “bilateral partnership”. Jaishankar also congratulated Anand on hosting the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting and appreciated the progress in implementation of the New Roadmap 2025.

Anand, in a post on X, said the two leaders discussed “cooperation on trade, energy. security, and people-to-people ties”. Welcoming the meeting the Canadian government said in a statement that the two ministers had “met for their third time this year a reflection of momentum in the bilateral relationship”. It said Anand expressed her deepest condolences to Jaishankar for those who lost their lives in the Delhi blast and reiterated that “Canada stands with the people of India during this tragic time”. The two ministers exchanged views on the ongoing law-enforcement dialogue between Canadian and Indian authorities, and discussed progress on the Canada-India road map, which “sets out a plan to enhance cooperation in key areas, including energy, trade and people-to-people ties, a readout of the meeting stated.