{"id":46930,"date":"2015-04-16T18:03:56","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T10:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=46930"},"modified":"2025-01-08T11:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:19:18","slug":"pm-harper-introduces-indian-pm-narendra-modi-to-greater-toronto-area-indo-canadian-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/04\/16\/pm-harper-introduces-indian-pm-narendra-modi-to-greater-toronto-area-indo-canadian-community\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Harper Introduces Indian PM Narendra Modi to Greater Toronto Area Indo-Canadian Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46933\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46933\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image30.jpg\" alt=\"Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Mrs. Laureen Harper share a laugh with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India at an event celebrating the special relationship that exists between Canada and India. (PMO photo by Jason Ransom \/ www.pm.gc.ca\/media)\" width=\"1040\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image30.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image30-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image30-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image30-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Mrs. Laureen Harper share a laugh with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India at an event celebrating the special relationship that exists between Canada and India. (PMO photo by Jason Ransom \/ www.pm.gc.ca\/media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, today attended a reception at Toronto\u2019s Ricoh Coliseum to celebrate the special relationship that exists between Canada and India. The event was part of Prime Minister Modi\u2019s two-day visit to Canada, which includes stops in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the National Alliance of Indo-Canadians and attended by parliamentarians, dignitaries and members of Canada\u2019s vast and vibrant Indian diaspora, the event provided Prime Minister Harper with the opportunity to pay tribute to a community that contributes so much to Canada\u2019s cultural richness and economic strength. In his remarks, Prime Minister Modi expressed his continued commitment to further cementing the already strong bonds that unite Canada and India.<\/p>\n<p><b>Quick Facts<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Canada and India have longstanding bilateral relations built upon shared traditions of democracy and pluralism, and on strong interpersonal connections. Canada\u2019s approximately 1.2 million Indian diaspora community is one of the largest Indian diasporas in the world.<br \/>\n&#8211; In 2010, Canada and India negotiated a bilateral cultural memorandum of understanding that allows for greater cultural exchange, including sports. In addition, an Audiovisual Coproduction agreement entered into force in July 2014.<br \/>\n&#8211; India is an important source country for immigration and foreign students to Canada. With a High Commission in New Delhi, Consulates General in Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Mumbai, and trade offices in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, Canada\u2019s presence in India ranks as its third-largest globally.<br \/>\n&#8211; India is Canada\u2019s largest trading partner in South Asia and is a priority market under Canada\u2019s Global Markets Action Plan.<br \/>\n&#8211; With bilateral merchandise trade totalling nearly .<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy semaglutide online <a href=\"https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/semaglutide.html\">https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/semaglutide.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>33 billion in 2014, a market of more than 1.2 billion people, and a predicted economic growth of 7.5 per cent in 2015, India represents exciting opportunities for Canadian businesses.<br \/>\n&#8211; Prime Minister Harper first met Prime Minister Modi on the margins of the G-20 Summit in Australia in November 2014. Prime Minister Harper also visited India in November 2012 and November 2009.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ciprodex online <a href=\"https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ciprodex.html\">https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ciprodex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>\n&#8211; This is the first official bilateral visit to Canada by an Indian Prime Minister since 1973.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy stendra online <a href=\"https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/stendra.html\">https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/stendra.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Quotes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>It was a real pleasure today to introduce Prime Minister Modi to our vibrant Indo-Canadian community in the greater Toronto area and to pay tribute to their ongoing and invaluable contributions to our country.<\/i>\u201d \u2013 Prime Minister Stephen Harper<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Canada and India enjoy a dynamic commercial and social relationship and share a commitment to democracy and pluralism. Canada\u2019s remarkable and significant Indo-Canadian community is a driving force behind increasing the commercial and social ties between our two great nations.<\/i>\u201d \u2013 Prime Minister Stephen Harper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, today attended a reception at Toronto\u2019s Ricoh Coliseum to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":46933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,18,483],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-news-ca","category-politics","mauthors-press-release-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46930"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280860,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46930\/revisions\/280860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}