Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that trade negotiations with India are making “good progress” and that the two countries are aiming to conclude talks by the G20 summit in mid-December.

The development comes even as Turkey and India continue to have political and diplomatic differences. Turkey has been one of Pakistan's closest strategic partners and strongly backed Islamabad during

China's role in India's military conflict last year with arch-rival Pakistan has also complicated ties. Although ⁠Beijing was not directly involved, Pakistan relied heavily on Chinese-made fighter jets and missiles during the four-day fighting.

India is ready to discuss all bilateral issues with Bangladesh through the existing structured mechanism and wants to take the relationship in a "positive, constructive and forward-looking" direction, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said today (22 September).

This year’s summit comes amid the US-Israel war on Iran, Russia’s war on Ukraine and global economic challenges.

Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its industrial future.

A China-Pakistan border pact challenges India's territorial claims and deepens strategic concerns over disputed Kashmir.

Overnight rain in Tokyo and nearby areas led to delay of more than two hours in the one-off T20I match between India and Japan at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada in December, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Tuesday, as the two countries look to reach a trade deal by the end of the year — further signs that the once deep diplomatic chasm between the two governments is being bridged.

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Russia's share in India's oil imports fell in August, while supplies from the Middle East increased as Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) sold oil from the region from outside the Strait of Hormuz,