New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Canada's foreign minister Anita Anand on Wednesday emphasised India's importance as a "valuable partner" amid geopolitical uncertainty as she met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar to strengthen ties in trade, energy and security.

Anand arrived in New Delhi shortly after India and Canada completed the fifth round of talks on a proposed comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA). The two sides have signalled their intent to conclude negotiations for the trade deal by the time Modi visits Canada in December.

Modi said on social media that he and Anand had a productive discussion on strengthening ties in trade, technology, security, energy, education and people-to-people e...