🚨Canada Choose India over US, on Largest Ever Trade Mission to Sign Massive $70 Billion FTA with India In a major shift, Canada has brought its largest-ever trade delegation to India in nearly three decades, with more than 300 business leaders arriving to explore new partnerships and accelerate negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement. The target is massive, expanding bilateral trade from around $30 billion to approximately $70 billion. This is not happening in isolation. For decades, the United States has been Canada's overwhelmingly dominant trading partner, absorbing roughly three-quarters of Canadian exports. But growing uncertainty around US trade policy and tariffs has forced Ottawa to rethink its dependence on a single market. And India has emerged as one of the most important alternatives. Canada is now looking toward India's enormous consumer market, rapidly expanding economy, manufacturing capacity and growing demand for energy, technology and critical resources. The sectors involved could be strategically important: pharmaceuticals, agriculture, textiles, engineering, clean technology, aerospace, energy and critical minerals. Nuclear cooperation adds another layer. Canada is a major source of uranium, while India's nuclear-power expansion is accelerating. Stronger energy ties could therefore serve both countries' long-term strategic interests. For Canada, India represents diversification away from excessive dependence on Washington. For India, Canada offers access to a developed Western market, energy resources, uranium, critical minerals, investment and technology. The headline may be about a $70 billion trade target, but the larger story is about a changing global economic map.