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India and Canada on Monday inked a landmark agreement on cooperation in supplies of uranium, and decided to soon finalise a comprehensive economic partnership agreement following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney. The two leaders also deliberated on the precarious security situation in West Asia, with Prime Minister Modi asserting that India supports resolution of all conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy. "The current situation in West Asia is a matter of grave concern for us. India supports the resolution of all disputes through dialogue and diplomacy," the prime minister said in his media statement. "We will continue to work with all countries to ensure the safety of all Indian citizens present in this region," he said. Following the Modi-Carney talks, the two sides inked several agreements, including one for cooperation in the critical minerals sector. "In the civil nuclear energy sector, we have struck a landmark deal for .
Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to India, the Canadian government is pushing to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistan-born businessman, Tahawwur Rana Hussain, accused of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 64, is a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close associate of one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, David Coleman Headley, alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen. Documents obtained by Global News show that immigration officials have notified Rana that they intend to strip him of the Canadian citizenship he acquired in 2001. He immigrated to Canada in 1997 and was later convicted in the US of plotting to attack staff at a Danish newspaper. Rana, the mastermind behind the 26/11 attack, which killed 166 people, was extradited from the United States to India in April 2025. He was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as soon as he landed in New Delhi. In its decision, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Canada wants India to know that it remains a reliable and trusted partner and that the path ahead for bilateral ties is positive and productive, Canadian Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney said on Wednesday. Speaking at Chandigarh University here, Sawhney said Canada was keen to strengthen cooperation with India across trade, education, energy, research, critical minerals and people-to-people ties. She was addressing an event titled 'Beyond Diplomacy: People, Knowledge and Youth as the Future of India-Canada Relations' during a visit by a high-level Canadian delegation exploring deeper trade, academic and research collaborations, an official statement said. Referring to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's proposed visit to India in March, Sawhney said it would offer an important opportunity to strengthen trade ties and identify new areas of economic cooperation, particularly as both countries look to diversify markets. She highlighted the scope for collaboration betwe