Toronto, Feb. 1 -- The Canadian government has said that rebuilding the relationship with India is "key" to achieving Ottawa's stated objective of doubling non-US exports by 2035. That statement came as Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson completed a visit to India, during which he attended India Energy Week in Goa and held bilaterals with as many as five Indian Cabinet Ministers. "This visit reflects a clear shift in not only how Canada is engaging with the global economy, but also how we are engaging with one of the largest, most consequential markets of this century, that is India," Hodgson said during the course of a virtual press conference after his return to Toronto on Friday. Stating that strategic engagement with India was "not optional" but "essential", Hodgson said, "The path to being an energy superpower runs through India in many ways for Canada." Earlier, Natural Resources Canada, in a statement, noted, "Rebuilding Canada's relationship with India is key to achieving the Prime Minister's goal of doubling exports to non-US markets by 2035." Hodgson pointed out the government was putting into action what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had stated during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this month. He said, "As Prime Minister Carney says, we are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition. That means we must move quickly to deepen and enhance partnerships in every corner of the globe and use the natural advantages and resources we have to build Canada Strong."...