New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a telephone conversation with his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on Tuesday, during which both leaders agreed on the positive momentum in India-Canada ties and the need to work towards concrete outcomes across key areas such as trade and energy.

The conversation comes ahead of Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand's visit to India, which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday.

"Had a warm and productive conversation with Prime Minister Mark Carney. We agreed to build on the positive momentum in India-Canada ties and work towards concrete outcomes across key areas of our Strategic Partnership, including trade, energy, technology, security and people-to-people ties," Prime Minister...