Canada views India as big power: Keen to increase trade relations
18, January 2005
Author: Rajeev Sharma, Tribune News Service
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"Another important point that transpired during the talks between the two Prime Ministers is that Canada favoured an increased role of G-20 in world affairs and upgrading its present interaction level from Foreign Ministers to the summit level. India is a part of G-20, a five-continental world body which is a better representative body of today’s world in comparison to G-8, which is seen as “a white men’s club”.
Dr Manmohan Singh welcomed Mr Martin’s initiative for a meeting of G-20 leaders to discuss issues of global concern, such as terrorism, development and global public health."
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