Global Affairs Canada has clarified reports out of India that suggested the two countries were ready to restart bilateral trade negotiations, two years after their diplomatic rupture over the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader on Canadian soil.

India's ministry of external affairs issued a statement on Friday saying Canada's deputy minister in the Global Affairs department, David Morrison, held consultations with his Indian counterpart last week, and also met separately with Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

"The two sides agreed to initiate necessary steps to reactivate bilateral dialogue mechanisms across diverse domains, including trade, defence, energy, civil nuclear, security and law enforcement, critical minerals, space, science and technology, and agriculture," the statement

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