Canadian Press: Senior Strategic Advisor Nadir Patel discusses the importance of growing Canada-India bilateral trade

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Canada is actively negotiating a trade agreement with India to expand the relationship between both countries, focused on increased trade and economic ties as part of Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Industry groups hope that an agreement can be reached this year, but negotiations are a delicate balance and take time. Norton Rose Fulbright Senior Strategic Advisor Nadir Patel spoke with Dylan Robertson from the Canadian Press. As Canada’s former High Commissioner to India, Mr. Patel has negotiated many agreements: “Putting timelines on something like this is not the most effective way at driving towards a conclusion. Because what trumps timelines really would be a desire on both sides to have a win-win agreement. There was clearly a priority placed on forging closer trade, economic and by extension, bilateral ties, and I think that bodes well for Canada and India,” said Nadir Patel. For more details, read the article.