Financial Post: 'The pandemic also is driving a renewed commitment to trade in countries that got used to importing cheap goods from China. Gummed up supply chains exposed the fragility of advanced economies’ reliance on the world’s biggest manufacturer. India, whose population is on track to surpass that of China within a decade, could be a counterweight.
'“Simply put, there is no path to a successful Indo-Pacific strategy without going through India,” the Business Council of Canada said in a statement.
'Rather than get bogged down trying to finish a traditional trade pact, Ng said that India and Canada would first draw up an “Early Progress Trade Agreement,” a preliminary deal that would “set the stage” for a comprehensive agreement later.'