India, May 26 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke on the phone with Canada's new foreign minister, Anita Anand, on Sunday. This was the first ministerial-level engagement between the two countries since Mark Carney assumed office as Canada's Prime Minister.

"Appreciate the telecon with FM @AnitaAnandMP of Canada. Discussed the prospects of India-Canada ties. Wished her a very successful tenure," Jaishankar wrote on X.

Anand said the discussion focused on improving bilateral relations, boosting economic cooperation, and advancing mutual priorities.

Describing the engagement as "productive", she said, "Thank you Minister @DrSJaishankar for the productive discussion today on strengthening Canada-India ties, deepening our econo...