India, Canada agree to reinstate high commissioners

India and Canada on Tuesday agreed to designate new high commissioners in each other’s capitals after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs said that both sides agreed to take steps “to restore stability in the relationship, beginning with the early return of high commissioners to each other’s capitals”.

Other diplomatic steps will “follow in due course”, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. He added that the two prime ministers also agreed to resume “senior and working-level mechanisms and discussions in a host of areas related to trade, people-to-people contact and connectivity”.

PM @narendramodi met with PM @MarkJCarney of Canada on the sidelines of the #G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.

They had a productive discussion on the way forward for ??-?? bilateral ties.

? Listen to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri speak on the understanding reached. pic.twitter.com/hKqXrTcOIn— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 18, 2025

In remarks alongside Carney, Modi noted that several Canadian companies have investments in India, and that Indian citizens have made major contributions in Canada.

The Indian prime minister expressed confidence that in the coming days, the two countries “will achieve significant progress together in several sectors”.

Sharing my remarks during meeting with PM @MarkJCarney of Canada. https://t.co/rPd42cqsbv— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)...

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