New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is expected to travel to Canada next week and hold meetings with his counterpart Anita Anand and likely call on Prime Minister Mark Carney. He is also expected to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting there.

The visit comes as India and Canada continue to rebuild ties following the political thaw set in motion by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Carney earlier this year. Modi had travelled to Canada in June for the G7 leaders’ summit. He met Carney on the margins of the summit, which led to agreement towards confidence-building measures between the two countries.

In August, New Delhi and Ottawa almost simultaneously appointed high commissioners as the first step to stabilise ties. The respective high commissioners have since submitte

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