Prime Minister Harper of Canada addresses World Economic Forum on India- Political, historical and social links between India and Canada make them natural partners
- Economically, they can benefit from the opportunities each has to offer – India’s enormous consumer market for Canada; Canada’s resources and know-how in the energy, agriculture, infrastructure and education sectors
- The countries now have to move quickly to realize this potential, specifically by concluding the bilateral free trade agreement in 2013
- Learn more about the meeting: http://www.weforum.org/india
National Capital Region, Gurgaon, India, 7 November 2012 – In his address to the World Economic Forum on India in Gurgaon today, Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, said that the untapped economic potential between Canada and India is “massive and undeniable”. This is due to not only the political, historical and social links between the countries, but also the economic opportunities that they can offer one another. While India constitutes an enormous consumer market for Canadian products, Canada can support India in the energy, agriculture, infrastructure and education sectors. According to Prime Minister Harper, “it will take concerted effort to reap this potential”. Now that India and Canada have finalized the conditions of the nuclear deal, the next priority is to conclude the free trade agreement between India and Canada sometime in 2013.