Trudeau talking trade but thinking politics on state visit to India next month
OTTAWA — Trade might be on the agenda but politics won’t be far from his mind when Justin Trudeau makes his first trip to India as prime minister next month.
Trudeau is scheduled to be in India Feb. 17-23, with stops planned in Agra, Amritsar, Mumbai and New Delhi.
The state visit is being billed as a chance to make business connections and expand trade, as well as to promote the rights of women and girls.
Kasi Rao, CEO of the Canada India Business Council, said 11 Trudeau cabinet ministers have been to India for various trade trips in the last two years, proving Canada and India already have a “sustained engagement.”