Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney will meet in New Delhi today in what is seen as another attempt to restore ties between the two nations.
Carney, who landed in Delhi on Sunday, is expected to sign a 10-year, $2 billion uranium supply deal and smaller deals on oil and gas, environment, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, education and culture.
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Carney landed in the national capital after spending two days in Mumbai where he met several industry leaders. In New Delhi, he was received at the airport by the Union Secretary of State for Commerce Jitin Prasad on Sunday.
“Across India, demand is growing rapidly for more energy, technology and services – exactly what Canada can offer. We are here to ensure our workers and businesses can take advantage of these opportunities,” Carney wrote in X.
Meeting at Hyderabad House
Modi and Carney will meet around 10:30 am at Hyderabad House in the state capital. The two leaders will review the progress made till date in various areas of India-Canada strategic partnership based on their earlier meetings in Kananaskis, Canada (June 2025) and Johannesburg, South Africa (November 2025).
The two leaders have previously met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in June 2025.
Carney arrived in India on Friday for a visit he hopes will restore ties and double trade and repair the damage caused by his country’s strained relationship with the United States.
Carney’s visit is a key step forward in relations that effectively collapsed in 2023 after Ottawa accused Delhi of preparing a deadly campaign against Sikh activists in Canada.
India is trying to attract more foreign investment, saying Canadian pension and investment funds have already invested $73 billion, news agencies said.
Before Carney took office last year, Ottawa accused Modi’s government of direct involvement in the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a naturalized Canadian citizen who was part of a fringe group advocating an independent Sikh state. Khalistan.
Reset in ties
former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government further, India allegedly ran a campaign of intimidation against Sikh activists across Canada.
India has repeatedly denied the allegations, which sent diplomatic relations into freefall, with both countries expelling a number of top diplomats in 2024.
After Carney took office in March 2025, relations improved and the envoys have since been reinstated.
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In Mumbai, Carney met Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran and they discussed how India and Canada can work together in various areas, including technology and artificial intelligence.
“Canada and India are both growing economies with big ambitions in energy, technology and artificial intelligence. Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of the Tata Group, and I met in Mumbai to discuss how our countries can work together in these areas to create greater security and prosperity for both our nations,” he wrote on X.
Here is the complete program and itinerary of PM Carney in New Delhi today:
10:25 AM: Arrive at Hyderabad House and be welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
10:35 am: Carney meets Modi.
11:40 Carney will witness the presentation of the signed agreements.
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11:45 AM: PM Carney delivers a statement to the media along with PM Narendra Modi.
12:25 pm: Official lunch hosted by PM Modi
1:30 PM: Attend India-Canada CEO Forum with PM Modi
Demand for more energy, technology and services is growing rapidly across India – exactly what Canada has to offer.
18:00: PM Carney departs for Sydney, Australia.
