Modi to visit Canada in December as Carney signals progress on India trade talks

Free-trade negotiations, previously put on hold, have since resumed.Carney also addressed Canada’s potash industry after US President Donald Trump announced plans to seek cheaper supplies from Belarus.“My message to the Canadian potash industry is one of admiration.

Canada supplies 40 per cent of the world’s potash.

It is an incredible strength of our economy,” Carney said.Trump later confirmed the US would continue purchasing Canadian potash despite exploring Belarusian supplies.“We’ll continue to go with Canada, but Belarus would like to sell it for a much lower price,” Trump told reporters.Carney said Canada would remain a reliable, cost-competitive potash supplier and called for greater North American co-operation on fertiliser production.

Modi to visit Canada in December as Carney signals progress on India trade talks September 23, 2026.