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Canadian Prime Minister begins visit with a call for more trade | Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday began his three-day visit to India with a pitch to strengthen bilateral economic relations between the two countries.
Addressing a huge audience including eminent business delegates and the media,
Harper said that India, the South-Asian tiger, had awakened. Heaping praise on
the economic might of the country, he also acknowledged the growing political
clout as well. "Your country's growing economy and the political cloud is undeniable.
You have one of the largest expanding economy; you are one of the world's largest
middle classes. You are the world leader of science and technology boasting global
giants like Infosys, Tata and Reliance. Ladies and gentlemen, the South-Asian
tiger has indeed awakened and the world is standing in awe," Harper said. Harper
was all praise for Indian culture and heritage and said that he was happy with
the reception he received. Canada and India are discussing nuclear cooperation,
clean energy and foreign investment agreements, on which the Prime Minister said
that there was a need to deepen then relationship between both the countries,
not only as a friend, but also as a partner. "Our combined GDP (Gross Domestic
Product) is well on the way to four trillion dollars. Yet, at the moment, we are
five billion dollars worth of business per year. Where we are today is not where
we ought to be. Yes, we are good friends and partners, but we could and should
be better friends and partners," Harper said. Canada has carried out eleven ministerial
level visits in the last year alone and opened three new trade offices in Hyderabad,
Kolkata and Ahmedabad making India the largest site of trade network outside the
United States of America. |
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