New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- India and Canada will resume formal discussions on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) next week, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, signalling that the trade track between the two countries is moving forward after a long pause.

"India is widening its engagement with several major economies as part of its broader strategy to deepen trade ties and support the government's push for self-reliance," Goyal said while speaking at an event organised by industry's lobby body Ficci.

The move signals a diplomatic and commercial reset between the two countries after a period of strained relations, with both sides targeting a sharp increase in bilateral trade by 2030.

While talks had...