India, Dec. 7 -- Prime Minister Mark Carney's outreach to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 has taken on deeper significance following Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to India. For Canada, this is a wake-up call. The Indo-Pacific is not just where the 21st century is being shaped-it's where power is being brokered, and alliances are being recalibrated in real time.

Carney's meeting with Modi was more than a photo-op. It signalled a strategic pivot: Canada is re-entering the Indo-Pacific with clarity, conviction, and commercial urgency. After the CEPA debacle under Trudeau-where Ottawa's foreign policy posturing alienated New Delhi and collapsed economic talks-Carney is attempting a reset grounded in realism. The rek...