Two business councils are urging the Canadian government to reach a trade agreement with India, as Western countries seek stronger political and economic ties with allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Business Council of Canada and the Canada India Business Council commissioned a report in which they recommend that the federal government forge stronger economic ties with India and develop a “comprehensive India strategy.”
“There is no path to achieving success in this massive and strategically important region without building strong and enduring economic ties with India—one of Canada’s last large, untapped trade opportunities,” said the report, published on Aug. 4….