Ottawa, Feb. 24 -- Ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming visit to India from February 26, Rupak Chattopadhyay, President and CEO of the Forum of Federations, on Tuesday underlined the shared democratic foundations of the two countries and called for deeper cooperation across sectors.

Carney is scheduled to visit Mumbai and New Delhi, a visit that comes at a time when both nations are seeking to stabilise and strengthen bilateral ties.

Speaking to ANI, Chattopadhyay said India and Canada have much in common structurally and politically.

"Canada and India share a lot of things in common. We're both federal parliamentary democracies. And in that sense, as you may well know, the Indian Constitution was inspired by the Can...