Canada and India have agreed to a series of steps to strengthen bilateral ties, two years after their diplomatic rupture over the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader.

Canadian FM Anita Anand emphasised that she appreciates the security dialogue India and Canada have had so far and that a comprehensive joint statement will address and range of issues to further bilateral ties.

Canada has announced plans to strengthen its ties with China and India amid ongoing trade tensions with the U.S. The country’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand plans to meet her counterparts from both countries to lay the groundwork for boosting investments and trade in the interest of Canadians.

NEW DELHI- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand held discussions in New Delhi on October 13 to “restore and reinvigorate” the mechanisms necessary to advance bilateral partnership. The two leaders agreed on an ambitious cooperation roadmap for India-Canada ties.

Canada's FM, who is in Delhi, said that having a stable relationship with a major global economic player is very crucial in this geopolitical environment.

Canada, which in 2023 accused senior Indian diplomats of links to the murder of a Sikh activist, is stressing domestic security and the rule of law as it seeks deeper ties with New Delhi, a top minister said on Tuesday.

Light-skinned with a thick mustache and a cold gaze, Bishnoi has long been accused by India’s top investigative body, the National Investigation Agency, of commanding a fearsome network of more than 700 members from behind bars, where he faces a litany of charges from criminal conspiracy and extortion, to murder and terror activities.

Canada is pushing to strengthen ties with China and India, even as it remains in precarious trade talks with a US administration that has escalated its tariff war with Beijing.

India summoned Canada's ambassador on Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farmers near Delhi were an interference in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties.