Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in India today for a seven day long visit. The PM took to Twitter to say his visit to India will be focused on strengthening the ties between the two nations.
On Thursday, a Government Delegation from Canada visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar. PM Trudeau will visit the historic temple on the 21st of February. On the 18th of February The Canadian leader will go to see the Taj Mahal.
Trudeau’s trip also includes Ahmedabad, Mumbai and New Delhi along with Agra and Amritsar. This visit gives PM Trudeau the opportunity to connect with Indian leaders in the Government and businesses in India. He will also promote empowerment of girls and women and create job opportunities.
Trudeau will partake in several round table business meeting to promote trade and investment between India and Canada. Both the countries have been building their relationship with each other over the years. Around 1.4 million Canadians have Indian heritage as Canada is the second largest source of immigrants from India.
Along with PM Trudeau his cabinet colleagues Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi and Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan will visit India.
