Indian envoy hopes to see interim trade deal with Canada finalized in ‘about a year’

Between 2010 and 2017, Canada and India failed to agree on a trade pact, but Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria says an interim agreement can be completed on an 'accelerated basis.'

Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria, pictured at the Indian High Commission in February 2021, says an interim agreement will be a 'stepping stone' to a more comprehensive Canada-India trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 24, 2022

India’s envoy to Canada is hoping that an interim trade pact between the two countries can be concluded in “about a year” as Ottawa and Delhi announced earlier this month that they would restart trade talks. Canada and India held 10 negotiating rounds over seven years, starting in 2010 under ...

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