Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says India has agreed to readmit a full cohort of Canadian diplomats, a year after New Delhi forced Ottawa to send most of its envoys home.

Anand met Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior Indian officials, who invited her to be the first Canadian cabinet minister to visit after two years of diplomatic strain.

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The two countries have signed a statement outlining areas where they want to co-operate, such trade and artificial intelligence, but Anand said this work will happen only gradually.

Speaking from Mumbai, Anand s

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