Improvement in relationships or … Canada’s PM Carney’s opinion about India?

Canada new PM Mark Carney: The rule of Justin Trudeau in Canada has come to an end. Liberal party government is being formed. The leader is- Mark Carney, he is also the Prime Minister. However, one thing comes in the mind that will India-Canada’s bad relations improve during Trudeau? After all, what is Carney’s relationship with India. Talking about the attitude of Banker Carney by profession, he has indicated on many occasions that his main purpose or priority is to improve relations with India. Let us tell you that he has visited India before becoming Prime Minister.

After the election campaign and coming to power, Carney has repeatedly stated that it is his priority to rebuild and strengthen relations with India. Carney believes that Canada should increase its business relations with countries that share uniform democratic values. He said that India can be an important partner in this. He said, ‘Canada-India relationship is very important at many levels. Such as personal, economic and strategic. Carney said that it is necessary to have shared values ​​in business relationships. He wants to find opportunities to improve these relationships.

Want to remove sourness- Carney
If we look at Carney’s approach, he wants to remove the sourness in India-Canada relations during Justin Trudeau’s tenure. At the time of Trudeau, the baseless allegations against India over the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar had increased tension between the two countries. After this incident, the two countries expelled each other’s diplomats, trading negotiations and India also temporarily closed visa services for Canadian citizens. India accused Canada of sheltering the Khalistani separatists, causing the relationship to worse.

Emphasis on trade with India
Carney did not think it appropriate to directly comment on the issues of the previous issues between the two countries. His statements suggest that he wants to leave behind the controversies of the past and give a new direction to the relationship. He is emphasizing the possibility of re -starting business relations with India, especially Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Mark Carney’s views towards India reflect their economic and diplomatic understanding. He has been a former banker and Governor of Bank of England and Bank of Canada.

Friendship will remain
In 2017, he visited the headquarters of Mahindra Group in Mumbai as the Governor of Bank of England. He came to India with a delegation led by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer. Apart from this, he has also been on the board of Brookfield Asset Management. It invests in real estate, renewable energy and infrastructure in India. So it is obvious that his attitude towards India will remain friendly.