NEW DELHI: Amidst the thawing India-Canada relationship, PM Narendra Modi could have his second assembly of the yr with counterpart Mark Carney on the margins of the G20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday.Each side had finalised the assembly weeks prematurely as they appear to rebuild the connection that was crushed by the killing of a Khalistan separatist in 2023 for which Canada blamed Indian authorities.Regardless of the strain on Carney to hunt accountability from India, he has labored to reset the connection since June this yr, when he invited Modi for the G7 assembly Canada hosted and had a bilateral assembly with him on the sidelines. The 2 international locations, as international minister Anita Anand put it throughout her go to to India final month, elevated the connection, with a joint assertion that listed a number of steps to normalise ties, together with by means of commerce discussions.Anand, nevertheless, has additionally careworn that the result of such efforts might be contingent on the legislation enforcement and public security dialogue between the 2 international locations. The joint assertion sought a constructive relationship primarily based on mutual respect for rule of legislation and a dedication to upholding the ideas of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
