TWO YEARS after chill set in India-Canada ties over allegations of potential involvement of Indian government in the killing of pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand arrived in New Delhi Sunday evening for the first visit as the Foreign Minister — in a step towards normalisation of ties.

She will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.

The visit comes almost four months after PM Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney met in Kananaskis, Canada, on the sidelines of the G7 leaders’ summit in June.

Prior to Anand’s visit, the two sides appointed their High Commissioners — they were recalled after the ties were impacted adversely

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