India, Nov. 2 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has underscored the "progress" his government has made with India as part of his government's strategy to reduce his country's dependence on trade with the United States.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday in Gyeongju, South Korea, Carney said the traction that plan is assuming was, among other things, exemplified by the "progress which we have been making with India."

While India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Carney said that Canada's minister of foreign affairs Anita Anand and others in his cabinet engaged with their Indian counterparts.

He added that the overarching attempt was to build domestically, "build these partnerships a...