Minister Anand to journey to India, Singapore and China

October 10, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada

Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, introduced she is going to journey to India, Singapore and China from October 12 to October 17 to advance bilateral relations and cooperation with these international locations as a part of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

During her go to to Delhi, India, Minister Anand will meet with Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, as each international locations transfer towards establishing a framework for strategic cooperation on points similar to commerce diversification, vitality transformation and safety. Minister Anand may even journey to Mumbai, India, the place she is going to meet with Canadian and Indian companies working to assist funding, job creation and financial alternative in Canada and India.

In Singapore, the Minister will meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, to additional strengthen Canada’s cooperation with one in all its most essential companions in Southeast Asia. This assembly comes as Canada and Singapore mark the sixtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations. Minister Anand will spotlight the progress Canada and ASEAN member states have made towards a free commerce settlement and underscore the significance of efforts to conclude negotiations as quickly as potential in 2026.

In China, Minister Anand will meet with China’s Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, to proceed engagement on the bilateral relationship as Canada and China mark 55 years since establishing diplomatic ties. This assembly builds on the dedication made by Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Premier of China, Li Qiang, to regularize channels of communication between the 2 international locations. The ministers will focus on the Canada-China Strategic Partnership, the evolving bilateral and international context, in addition to problems with significance to the Canadian financial system.