India's External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh met with his Canadian counterpart, Pierre Pettigrew, on Monday morning. A Canadian media release stated that Canada agreed 'to allow the supply of nuclear-related dual-use items to Indian civilian nuclear facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, in accordance with the requirements of the Nuclear Suppliers Group's dual-use guidelines.'
Singh and Pettigrew reaffirmed the importance of deepening people-to-people and academic linkages between the two countries. Pettigrew confirmed Canada's ongoing support for the work of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, which promises, among other things, innovative science and technology partnering between Canadian and Indian member universities.
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Seated from right are Toby Gilsig, President of the Canadian Institute for International Studies,
India's External Affaris Minsiter K. Natwar Singh, Prof. T.V. Paul of the Department of Political
Science, MgGill University and on the podium is Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal, McGill University.
Photo courtsey: T V Paul