A hug in time.

India and Canada took a major step forward to normalize their relationship as foreign minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart, Anita Anand, announced a roadmap comprising a slew of initiatives to boost cooperation," as "Anand, who is traveling to Mumbai as well during her first visit to India as foreign minister, was welcomed by PM Modi for a meeting as the bilateral meeting continues to thaw." TOI. Relations plummeted when former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of involvement in the fatal shooting of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. CBS. Nijjar was shot to death in the car park of a Gurudwara in British Columbia on 18 June 2023. "In May 2024, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested three Indian nationals, who were charged with killing Nijjar." wikipedia. Accusations led to tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats and India stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens wishing to travel to India. Reuters. Trudeau resigned and Mike Carney was elected as the 24th prime minister of Canada in March 2025. wikipedia. However, for the first time in six years, until 5 June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not been invited to the G-7 summit to be held in Canada from 15 to 17 June. Bloomberg. Finally, on 6 June, Mr Modi received a call from Carney inviting him to the summit  (mea.gov. in) "but not as a participant - only as an observer" (Jawhar Sircar). The present bonhomie between India and Canada may have been forced by a 35% tariff on Canada by US President Donald Trump (The Hindu) and a hefty 50% tariff on goods from India (BBC). A thaw in relations is good but it is hard to imagine what India can sell to a country with a total population of just over 40 million people (worldometer), probably equal to the combined population of Delhi and Mumbai (census2011.co.in). Naturally, about 77% of Canada's trade is with the US, with China at 3.70%, UK at 2.40%, Japan at 2.32% and Mexico at 1.17%. WITS. Perhaps, the biggest export from India to Canada is Indians. Starting at 21,000 in 2016, the number of students migrating to Canada rose to 278,000 in 2023. Only 48,000 have been accepted this year so far. India Today. Youth unemployment rate in India was 16.028% in 2024. FRED. In an interview Ms Anand said, "We are making sure that we work together on law enforcement and security." "So, Canada is taking every step necessary to ensure the safety and security of Canadian citizens on Canadian soil." TOI. Which means, don't do that again. Mr Modi is known to be a serial hugger of men (The Quint), but he ignored Trudeau for seven days when Trudeau visited India on a state visit along with his family, finally hugging him at an official reception on the last day in India (CNN). Trudeau has moved on and was last seen hugging pop singer, the luscious Katy Perry on a yacht. NDTV. While, Mr Modi had to receive foreign minister Anita Anand because AI is eating jobs of educated Indians (TOI) and he must be wanting to export more Indians urgently. Should have hugged Trudeau on the first day itself. Ms Anand is not for hugging.