NITI Aayog holds meeting to discuss mutual trade & investment between India-Canada
Radiance News Service
In order to have better trade, investments, and bilateral ties with Canada, a high-level meeting was held by the NITI Aayog with the Ministry of Trade and Export Development, Saskatchewan, Government of Canada.
The meeting was led by NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Saraswat and Saskatchewan Minister Jeremy Harrison. Both sides discussed ways to enhance mutual trade and investment.
While addressing the Saskatchewan delegation, Dr Saraswat emphasized the growing trade, commerce, and economic partnerships between the two countries. He highlighted that the province of Saskatchewan is an important trading partner of India in the areas of pulses, clean energy, biofuels, fertilizers, science, and technology. He also mentioned that the province is popular among Indian students for its higher educational institutions.
Minister Jeremy Harrison stressed the need for the two countries to collaborate on potential areas of mutual benefit. He mentioned the need for exploring avenues of collaboration in critical minerals and carbon capture, utilization and storage, and understanding India’s approach to critical minerals, food security, water management, and grain handling/storage.
Deriving from the strengths of both India and Saskatchewan in the fields of mining, energy, and agriculture, Dr Saraswat mentioned that going forward NITI Aayog will facilitate a dialogue between the partner countries to establish collaboration in R&D, manufacturing, and innovation.