Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday received ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday received ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Trudeau, who arrived in India on Saturday on a 7-day visit, was welcomed by Modi at the Presidential Palace. Modi welcomed Trudeau with a hug as he received the family at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The two leaders will later hold wide-ranging talks at Hyderabad House. Catch the live updates of Trudeau's visit here.
PM Modi on Thursday said he was looking forward to his Canadian counterpart.
"I look forward to meeting PM @JustinTrudeau tomorrow and holding talks on further strengthening India-Canada relations in all spheres. I appreciate his deep commitment to ties between our two countries," Modi said in a tweet.
Trudeau said he has had "great" visit so far and was looking forward to seeing the Indian Prime Minister.
Trudeau arrived in India on February 17 and has visited Agra, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Amritsar, and Delhi during his stay. His visit has also been marred by controversy with the presence of convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal at his Mumbai reception.
The Canadian Prime Minister has been under pressure throughout his tour to answer Indian concerns about Sikh separatism in Canada.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh handed Trudeau a list of 9 Canada-based Khalistani operatives allegedly involved in promoting radicalism during the talks between the two leaders on Wednesday.
The ties between India and Canada have been on an upswing. Approximately 1.4 million Canadians are of Indian heritage and India is Canada's second largest source of immigrants.
Canada is also a leading education destination for Indian students, and India is the second largest source of international students, an estimated 124,000 in 2017, as per official figures.
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