Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to resume discussions on a bilateral free trade deal, the latest sign of warming relations between the two countries.

The talks were announced after Modi and Carney met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in South Africa. The leaders decided to “begin negotiations on a high-ambition Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement,” according to a statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs.

Modi also invited Carney to visit India, the ministry said.

The goal is for bilateral trade to reach $50 billion by 2030, the Indian government said. The two countries exchanged about CAD$31 billion ($22 billion) in goods and services last year, according to Canadian official data.

Canada and India have so

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