New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- India and Canada have agreed to formally resume talks on an ambitious Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, met on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg on Sunday. The development underscores the continuing improvement in relations between the two countries.

Following the Modi-Carney meeting, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand stated on Monday that Canada and India will act swiftly on the trade deal, marking a shift in relations following two years of strained ties, according to news agency AP.

Anand noted that Ottawa has a new foreign policy in response to US President Donald Trump's trade war and highli...