Mark Carney India Visit Today Live Updates: Canadian PM Mark Carney to arrive in Mumbai today on India visit

Mark Carney India Visit Today Live News Updates: Mark Carney will begin his visit in Mumbai on February 27, where he will spend two days engaging with a wide range of Indian and Canadian stakeholders.

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Delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled for March 2 at Hyderabad House. (file photo)

Mark Carney India Visit Live Updates: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to arrive in Mumbai at 3:15 pm today as part of his official visit to India. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the visit, from February 27 to March 2, is at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and marks Carney’s first official trip to India after assuming office. The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and exploring new areas of cooperation between the two countries.

Business focus: Mark Carney will begin his visit in Mumbai on February 27, where he will spend two days engaging with a wide range of Indian and Canadian stakeholders. His meetings will include interactions with CEOs, industry and financial experts, innovators, educators, and representatives of Canadian pension funds based in India, setting an economic tone for the mission before he moves to the diplomatic core of the trip. On March 1, Carney will travel to New Delhi for the key leg of the visit. Delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled for March 2 at Hyderabad House.

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Post-rift talks: Beyond bilateral issues, the two leaders are expected to exchange views on regional and global developments and jointly attend the India–Canada CEOs Forum, aimed at better aligning government policy with private sector growth. The visit marks a key moment in the ongoing effort to normalise ties after a period of sharp strain. Relations had plunged in June 2023 following the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. The subsequent allegations by the government of then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claiming Indian involvement, which New Delhi strongly denied triggered mutual expulsions of diplomats and led to a prolonged standoff between the two countries.

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