Canada to reset India ties if I return to power: Carney

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has signaled that he may reset ties with New Delhi if he were to return to power on Monday, describing the relationship with India as "incredibly important".

- Anirudh Bhattacharyya

TORONTO:

Responding to a question from the network Y Media on the weekend during a campaign event, Carney said, "It's an incredibly important relationship, the Canada-India relationship, on many levels. On the personal level, with Canadians having deep personal ties, economically, strategically."

He did not directly address the festering matter of the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18, 2023, but suggested differences which led to the cratering of ties could be resolved. He said, "There are strains on that relationship that we didn't cause, to be clear, but there is a path forward to address those with mutual respect and to build out."