Panjim, Jan. 27 -- Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, who is in India as a guest at the India Energy week in Goa, said on Tuesday that India is emerging as one of the world's most critical energy markets, stressing the need for Canada to deepen energy trade with New Delhi as global demand surges.

In a post on X, Hodgson said his ongoing visit to India marked a "trip of firsts", including Canada's first-ever federal ministerial presence at India Energy Week and the first Canada-India energy dialogue in eight years.

"If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, we need to be trading our energy and natural resources with one of the world's largest energy markets: India," Hodgson said.

Highlighting India's growi...