<h1>Indian and Canadian ministers pledge to rebuild ties, advance New Roadmap 2025 and start trade and investment talks</h1> The Indian external affairs minister met his Canadian counterpart on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers' meeting to reaffirm commitments to rebuild bilateral ties, praised progress on the jointly agreed New Roadmap 2025, and agreed to begin ministerial-level talks on trade and investment. They discussed cooperation on trade, energy, security and people-to-people links, and underscored participation in the G7 as a platform for addressing global economic and security challenges and elevating Global South representation in international fora.