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Canada-India Ties: Nowhere to Go But Up?

The new government in Ottawa will likely review Canadian foreign policy toward Asia and think about how best to adapt former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Karthik Nachiappan: Canada-India Ties: Nowhere to Go But Up?

Asia Pacific Research Foundation, May 8, 2025

Karthik Nachiappan is a Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (Ottawa). 

It is difficult to predict developments in Canada-India relations. The last few years have been rough. 

First, the international context has changed.

Second, Delhi is negotiating a deal to try to avoid the worst of Trump’s tariffs while at the same time hedging against the U.S. by expanding its diplomatic partnerships. 

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