India, Canada Discuss Expanding Maritime TiesOTTAWA – India and Canada have agreed to enhance defense cooperation, with discussions focusing on maritime collaboration, defense capacity-building and training, the Indian High Commission in Canada said on Tuesday. India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K. Patnaik, and Canadian Minister of National Defense David McGuinty discussed strengthening maritime cooperation, advancing defense capacity-building initiatives and deepening bilateral defense ties. The two sides also reaffirmed their shared commitment to promoting peace, stability and stronger engagement between the two countries, according to the High Commission. The meeting followed External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s recent talks with his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, in Manila. Jaishankar said India-Canada cooperation has been steadily growing and that his discussions with Anand focused on advancing the goals for the relationship set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.