New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Canada's plan to increase energy exports to India makes sense, The Globe and Mail reported, citing analysts. India's massive population and rapid economic growth have boosted its demand for fossil fuels.

Canada has pitched itself as a reliable partner for supplying energy to India. Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson who was in India for the India Energy Week said Canada is committed to supplying energy to India, asserting that his country will never use energy for "coercion."

"We will never use our energy for coercion. We believe middle powers should work together to resist hegemony, and that's why I'm here," the Canadian minister said.

Canada is one of the world's largest energy produce...