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The AI North Brief
The Reset
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Description
Prime Minister Mark Carney visits India this week, the first Canadian leader to do so since relations collapsed in 2023. The ten-day Indo-Pacific tour includes stops in Australia and Japan, with artificial intelligence, clean energy, and critical minerals at the center of discussions. At stake: a $70 billion trade deal with India, the operationalization of the ACITI trilateral tech partnership, and Carney's broader strategy to double Canada's non-U.S. trade within a decade. This episode examines what the diplomatic reset means, what remains unresolved, and why the bet Carney is making matters.
Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-ai-partnership-india-australia-9.6989126
https://globalnews.ca/news/11539634/canada-india-trade-deal-revival-mark-carney-narendra-modi/
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/20/opinion/carney-india-modi-relations
Tags
AI North Brief, Canadian AI, AI Policy, Mark Carney, India, Narendra Modi, CEPA, Trade Diversification, ACITI, Indo-Pacific, Critical Minerals, Clean Energy, Trilateral Partnership
Chapter Markers
00:00 Intro 00:25 The India Leg 02:15 The Trilateral 03:45 The Bigger Picture 05:00 The Unresolved Question 06:30 Outro