New Delhi, May 16 -- High Commissioner of Canada to India, Christopher Cooter, on Saturday held talks on defence cooperation with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.

Cooter's visit was a follow-up to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's February 2026 visit.

In a post on X, the Ministry of Defence said, "High Commissioner of Canada to India, Mr Christopher Cooter, paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh and discussed next steps towards strengthening India-Canada Defence Cooperation as a follow-up of the state visit of Canadian Prime Minister, Hon'ble Mark Carney to India in February 2026."

Carney during his visit met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following their meeting, the leaders released a joint sta...