India and Canada have agreed to boost long-term partnerships in critical minerals and clean energy and to expand investment windows in aerospace, Reuters reports. The two sides are also exploring fresh negotiation on a trade agreement following a meeting between Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu and India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.

Why it matters: See the announcement in the context of New Delhi and Ottawa working to reset relations and rebuild trade ties after years of tension. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney hit the reset button after Carney invited Modi to the G7 leaders’ summit this summer in Kananaskis. The two subsequently agreed to exchange ambassadors as part of a roadmap to rebuild once-close ties.

INDIA + QATAR-

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday met with Qatar’s Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman in Doha to review the two nations’ strategic partnership, Jaishankar said in a post on X. The agenda centered on key pillars of the bilateral relationship including energy, trade, and investment as well as regional and global development, according to Jaishankar.

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