Narendra Modi: “India is delighted to welcome Prime Minister Carney on his first visit to our nation. This is an important milestone in India-Canada relations. PM Carney’s accomplishments, including those before he became Prime Minister, are very inspiring.

“I can say with confidence that from our very first meeting, the India-Canada friendship has gained new energy, mutual trust and positivity.

“Our talks today focused on further strengthening this relationship for the benefit of the people of our nations.

“PM Carney and I agreed on the need to further deepen economic linkages. We want to take bilateral trade to $50 Billion by 2030. The investment of Canadian pension funds in India reflects deep confidence in India’s growth story.

“We also talked about expanding partnerships in technology, innovation, AI, critical minerals, renewable energy, agriculture and more.

“We also shared perspectives on ways to make the people-to-people connect stronger. There is immense scope to work together in education and cultural exchanges.”