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Exclusive-Carney likely to visit India in early March as Canada trade pivot intensifies, envoy says
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely visit India the first week of March and sign deals on uranium, energy, minerals and artificial intelligence,
India has long viewed Canada as the “younger brother” of the United States, slow to approve foreign investment and major projects, but this perception is changing under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Indian high commissioner to Canada says.
Canada is looking to boost energy exports to India to diversify away from the US, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said. Ottawa is pitching crude oil, LNG and uranium as India’s energy demand continues to rise.
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Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said that beyond gas, nuclear power represents the next fastest route to securing reliable baseload energy.
External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar said on Monday that he held a ‘fruitful conversation’ with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand.
India’s High Commissioner to Canada said that there is a ‘huge field’ of opportunity for more trade co-operation between the two countries