Ottawa/New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is set to visit India starting Friday, will significantly skip a visit to Punjab, in a break from past such visits by Canadian PMs, and in what is being seen as a move to distance his government from pro-Khalistani elements that had created fissures between Canada and India in the past.
PM Carney's first trip to India will include stops in Mumbai and New Delhi, but no visit to Punjab, a major source of immigration to Canada.
His office said in a statement that he is heading to Mumbai, where he will meet with business leaders, and New Delhi, for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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