India, Canada eye trade deal by end of the year, sign $1.9 billion uranium pact

The agreement will “reduce barriers, increase certainty, unlock opportunity for exporters, investors and workers” in both countries, the Canadian prime minister said.

Carney arrived in India on Friday for his first visit to India since becoming prime minister. He held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

The two countries have also agreed on a $1.9 million uranium deal and said that they will work on building small modular nuclear reactors and advanced reactors.