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Key Points

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Nearly 300 Canadian business delegates traveled to India.

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Key sectors: aerospace, clean energy, technology, life sciences, agri‑food, forestry.

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Target: increase trade to $70 billion by 2030.

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Negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement started in Ottawa.

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Canadian foreign minister will meet Indian and United Arab Emirates officials.

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Summary

The mission will explore cooperation in aircraft building, renewable power, technology, health research, farming and forest products.

Both nations are working on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to make trade easier.

Canada aims to double its trade with India to $70 billion by 2030.

Canadian foreign ministers also met Indian leaders and plan to visit the United Arab Emirates next.

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New Words to Learn

15 words
delegation
a group of people sent to represent a country
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
a big plan for two countries to trade more things easily
aerospace
building and using airplanes and rockets
clean energy
power that does not pollute the air, like wind or sun
life sciences
studying living things like plants, animals and medicine
agri‑food
food that comes from farms
forestry
growing and taking care of trees
bilateral
involving two countries
critical minerals
important rocks used to make many modern devices
defence
protecting a country
artificial intelligence
computer programs that can think and learn
innovation
new ideas and inventions
diplomatic
friendly talks between countries
negotiations
talks to reach an agreement
investment
putting money into a business to help it grow
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