New Delhi, March 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underscored India's commitment to deepening trade ties with Canada, announcing to scale up bilateral trade to USD 50 billion and renewing momentum toward concluding the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

Addressing business leaders at the India-Canada CEOs Forum, PM Modi said, "Today, Prime Minister Carney and I took some important decisions to advance our shared vision. We are continuously moving forward to take bilateral trade to the level of 50 billion dollars. We will finalise the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement as soon as possible."

Referring to the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, PM Modi stressed that while governments can create enab...