DELHI — Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, before the two announced a series of agreements, including a strategic energy partnership.
“There has been more engagement between the Canadian and Indian governments in the last year than there has been in than two decades combined,” Carney said in joint remarks with Modi.
“So this is not merely the renewal of a relationship. It is the expansion of a valued partnership with new ambition.”
The meetings–first a bilateral with respective delegations, and then a 35-minute one-on-one–ran long, leading to the cancellation of lunch meeting with additional staff, and for a joint announcement to be delayed.
The meetings were happening as the Globe and Mail reported Sunday evening about the role Indian consular staff allegedly played in the murder of a Canadian Sikh activist three years ago.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an advocate for an independent Sikh homeland and president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, was killed in Surrey, B.C., in June 2023.
The Globe and Mail cited two anonymous sources who said consular staff in Vancouver were involved by providing information to help with the killing.
A news release suggested Carney had raised the issue of foreign interference, noting Carney had “underscored that Canada will continue to take measures to combat transnational repression.”
The agreements announced by Carney and Modi Monday include a $2.6 billion agreement in which Saskatoon-based Cameco would supply just under 22 million pounds of uranium to India for nuclear energy generation, and two memorandums of understanding that cover topics including critical minerals and energy sources.
The government says the visit also led to 10 commercial agreements worth over $5.5 billion.
Earlier in the trip, Carney first announced the two countries were working toward signing a comprehensive trade deal by the end of the year. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand also announced a new Canada-India strategy on talent and innovation, which includes 13 new partnerships between Canadian and Indian universities.
Carney landed in India on Friday, the first visit by a Canadian prime minister since diplomatic relations disintegrated two years ago, after then prime minister Justin Trudeau accused agents of the Indian government of being involved in Nijjar’s killing.
Ahead of the trip, the government had been under pressure to clarify whether it believes India is still engaged in foreign interference. After the allegations around Nijjar in 2023, in 2024, the RCMP said there was evidence of a wider campaign of intimidation and violence.
Carney has set out to reset Canada’s relationship with India, inviting Modi to the G7 summit Canada hosted last year.
In his remarks, Modi said Carney was responsible for the improved relationship.
“I give the entire credit for this increasing momentum in every area of co-operation to my friend, Prime Minister Carney,” Modi said, according to a translation.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2026.
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press
