Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Canada before the end of this year to seal the free trade deal currently being negotiated, India's top diplomat in the country said.
Two rounds of negotiations have concluded and the third will commence in the weeks ahead in Ottawa, with dates for Modi's visit under discussion.
When the visit does occur, it will be the first standalone bilateral visit by the Indian PM to Canada since April 2015.
India's High Commissioner to Ottawa Dinesh Patnaik told HT: 'We are expecting him by the end of the year or by the beginning of next year.'
Between June and the end of this year, there will be continuing traffic at the highest levels between the two countries, with several cabinet ministers from both sides expected to travel to strengthen sectoral ties.
