<p>India and Canada, after a break of five years, have resumed talks on a free trade agreement aiming to conclude an interim or early harvest agreement within the next six to nine months, The FTA negotiations commenced after a high level meeting of India's Commerce Minister Mr Piyush Goyal and Canadian Minister Ms Mary Ng last month, which emphasized the resumption of talks and the speedy conclusion of a deal.</p><p>The first round of the India-Canada FTA talks had been initiated way back in 2010, but stalled and started again in 2017, but failed to arrive at an agreement.</p><p>Indian exports to Canada total an estimated USD 3.6 billion and exports from Canada to India amount to around USD 2.9 billion.</p>
<p>India and Canada, after a break of five years, have resumed talks on a free trade agreement aiming to conclude an interim or early harvest agreement within the next six to nine months, The FTA negotiations commenced after a high level meeting of India's Commerce Minister Mr Piyush Goyal and Canadian Minister Ms Mary Ng last month, which emphasized the resumption of talks and the speedy conclusion of a deal.</p><p>The first round of the India-Canada FTA talks had been initiated way back in 2010, but stalled and started again in 2017, but failed to arrive at an agreement.</p><p>Indian exports to Canada total an estimated USD 3.6 billion and exports from Canada to India amount to around USD 2.9 billion.</p>
