INDIA is going to ask Canada to liberalise its visa regime to achieve the goal of increasing bilateral trade to 15 billion dollars annually in the next three years. This is one of the key issues to be discussed at seventh round of negotiations toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement scheduled in New Delhi from February 5 to 7 as visa laws are among some issues which are substantially discouraging influx of genuine Indian investors, professionals, and businesses to Canada.

The Indo Canadian civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the two countries is a “landmark achievement”. The text of the agreement and negotiations has been concluded. Canada is several steps ahead of the US, France and Australia in the field of civil nuclear cooperation. Both countries were committed to complete remaining steps necessary to ensure its early implementation. India intends to increase the nuclear power generation capacity from the current 3 per cent to about 25 per cent by 2050 and this provides a great opportunity for Canadian nuclear industry, the diplomat further said.