India, Oct. 20 -- It was in February 2018 when the then Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in India on a state visit stretching for over a week. It did not prove to be what Trudeau expected, with New Delhi delivering a diplomatic snub to him for what it perceived as his Government's pandering to secessionist Khalistani elements based in Canada. In the years since, bilateral relations deteriorated to a point that New Delhi and Ottawa no longer had envoys posted in each other's capitals.

Now, New Delhi and Ottawa are finally working to get the derailed ties back on track and restore stability and trust in the relationship, which had suffered a body blow in 2023 when Trudeau told the Canadian Parliament that his country's security a...