US, Sept. 18 -- While the Indian government expects the EU authorities to sign the text of the free trade agreement (FTA) with India by the end of this year, it also expects to complete negotiations on a trade deal with Canada by that time, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said.

Canada's Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is arriving in India on Friday for a two-day visit focused on rapidly taking forward ongoing negotiations towards a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).

The country's foreign ministry announced on Thursday that Maninder Sidhu will travel to Mumbai on September 18 and 19 to "advance negotiations" towards the CEPA. It stated that Sidhu will visit "to strengthen Canada's trade and investment relationship with ...