Canada is pushing to strengthen ties with China and India, even as it remains in precarious trade talks with a US administration that has escalated its tariff war with Beijing.

India and China plan to resume direct flights between some of their cities after a five-year suspension. Indian authorities made the announcement Thursday.

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Canada's FM, who is in Delhi, said that having a stable relationship with a major global economic player is very crucial in this geopolitical environment.

India and China plan to resume direct flights this month between some of their cities after a five-year suspension as relations between the two countries begin to thaw, Indian authorities have announced. The closer ties come in the face of the United States President Donald Trump administration’s aggressive trade policies.

India's power planning authority has drawn up a 6.4 trillion rupees (US$72.2 billion) transmission plan to move more than 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047 to meet rising electricity demand,

Canada's foreign minister Anita Anand's trip covers New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore, and Hangzhou, where she is meeting counterparts from India and China to reduce friction and encourage investment and trade.

The resumption of direct flights between India and China is expected to benefit various sectors, including business, academia, and tourism. Industry experts anticipate that the move will boost economic ties and promote greater exchanges between the neighboring nations.

Taher’s visit to the Chinese capital is part of a broader campaign by Beijing to court not only Bangladesh’s political classes but also leaders from the other countries surrounding India, China’s regional arch-rival, to try to tip the balance of power in south Asia in its favour.