India-Canada trade relations could suffer amid diplomatic row

Diplomatic row puts pressure on India-Canada trade relations: Canada has suspended talks with India on a proposed comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) they were set to sign this year, amid the ongoing diplomatic tiff between the two countries, Reuters reported. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that his government is looking into allegations that New Delhi was involved in the killing of a prominent Sikh activist on Canadian soil, a claim that India has called “absurd.” The CEPA between the two countries was projected to boost bilateral trade by as much as USD 6.5 bn, the newswire wrote, citing industry estimates.