Amid Canada trade talks, NSAs discuss security coop
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- India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with Canada's Senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister, David Morrison, in New Delhi to advance bilateral security and law enforcement cooperation.
- The talks, part of the fifth round of discussions on a mutually beneficial economic partnership agreement, aim to identify additional areas for practical cooperation ahead of a potential visit by PM Narendra Modi to Ottawa in December.
- Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand is also expected to visit India later this month.
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Why It Matters
India and Canada are engaged in the fifth round of talks for a mutually beneficial economic partnership agreement, with security dialogue being held in parallel. Previous talks in February resulted in a roadmap on national security issues and agreement to appoint liaison officers for timely information sharing on drug flows and transnational organized crime.
NSA Ajit Doval, right, during a meeting with senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada, David Morrison, in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: Amid efforts to conclude a bilateral trade agreement ahead of a likely visit by PM Narendra Modi to Ottawa in December, India and Canada held another round of security dialogue, with NSA Ajit Doval hosting his counterpart David Morrison for talks. Morrison, senior diplomatic and international affairs adviser to the PM, is visiting India in the middle of the fifth round of talks for a mutually beneficial economic partnership agreement. Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand will also visit India later this month.
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"The meeting was part of the regular dialogue at the NSA level. The two sides reviewed progress in bilateral security and law enforcement cooperation. They also agreed to identify additional areas for practical cooperation," a source said. The last round of talks in Feb saw India and Canada agreeing to a roadmap on national security issues. The two countries had also agreed to appoint security and law enforcement liaison officers to enable timely information sharing on issues of mutual concern like flow of drugs and transnational organised criminal networks.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
PM Narendra Modi will visit Ottawa in December to advance bilateral talks
Likely · Within months
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand will visit India later this month
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific additional areas for practical cooperation were identified?
- When exactly is PM Narendra Modi's expected visit to Ottawa scheduled?
- What is the current status of the bilateral trade agreement negotiations?
- What roles will the proposed security and law enforcement liaison officers play?
