Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday held discussions with his Canadian counterpart Maninder Sidhu on ways to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.

Indian exporters are poised to benefit from increased US tariffs on Chinese goods, potentially shifting demand towards India. Experts believe this escalation, with the US imposing a 100% additional tariff on Chinese imports, will create a level playing field and open significant export opportunities for India in the American market.

A senior official described the meet as a ‘first-of-its-kind initiative’ to amplify the voice of troop-contributing nations in the United Nations’ peacekeeping architecture