India Ready to Talk Trade Treaty With Canada
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India wants to talk with Canada about trade.
India hopes to have trade worth Rs 4.65 lakh crore with Canada.
This is a very big amount of money.
Two Indian leaders, Sitharaman and Goyal, are visiting other countries.
They want more people to invest in India.
They talk about India's growth and new reforms.
Sitharaman asked Canadian pension funds to help India.
Pension funds are big funds that keep money for workers.
They can use this money to help India in special ways.
India wants these funds to join its asset monetisation plan.
This plan helps India use its buildings and roads to make money.
India wants strong business ties with Canada.
This could help both countries grow.
Talks about a trade treaty may start soon.
A treaty is a formal agreement between countries.
Vocabulary6 words
- trade
- buying and selling goods between countries
- invest
- put money into something to make more money later
- reforms
- changes to make something better
- pension funds
- big funds that save money for people after they stop working
- asset monetisation
- using things you own, like roads, to make money
- treaty
- an official agreement between countries
Quiz
Answer key
1. Rs 4.65 lakh crore 2. Canadian pension funds 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
India wants to talk with Canada about _____.
India hopes to have trade worth Rs _____ with Canada.
Two Indian leaders, Sitharaman and _____, are visiting other countries.
They want more people to _____ in India.
They talk about India's growth and new _____.
Sitharaman asked Canadian pension _____ to help India.
India wants these funds to join its asset _____ plan.
This plan helps India use its buildings and roads to make _____.
Talks about a trade _____ may start soon.
A treaty is a formal _____ between countries.