India, Oct. 19 -- After attending the G20 summit and a tense meeting with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in September 2023, Justin Trudeau, the then PM of Canada, could not depart immediately for Ottawa as his plane developed some technical issues. That visit signified a low point in India-Canada relations. Soon, it led to worse developments, including the withdrawal of high commissioners by the two governments in October 2024.

But, the change of leadership in Canada and pressing geopolitical realignments brought a quick and remarkable turnaround. It began with PM Mark Carney's invitation to Modi to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta in June 2025. A bilateral meeting between the two PMs unleashed a process to mend fences, and...