Canadian PM Mark Carney to visit India on Feb 26, focus on defence, trade, tech

• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit India on February 26 as part of a three-nation tour.
• The visit aims to elevate and expand the Canada-India relationship, focusing on trade, energy, technology, AI, talent, culture, and defence.
• Carney will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and business leaders to identify investment opportunities.
• India was Canada's seventh-largest goods and services trading partner in 2024, with two-way trade reaching nearly $31 billion.
• Negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aim to double two-way trade to $70 billion by 2030.