OTTAWA - Canada will not consider reopening trade talks with India until New Delhi allows the return of Canada's full cohort of diplomats, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday.

"The approach that we are following is a step-by-step approach, to be prudent along the way," Anand told reporters in a video conference from Mumbai — two years after India forced Ottawa to send most of its envoys home.

Anand met Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior government officials. She was invited to be the first Canadian cabinet minister to visit India after the diplomatic relationship soured in 2023.

During her visit, the two countries signed a statement outlining areas where they want to co-operate, including trade and artificial intelligence.

Canada and India expelled each o

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