Trudeau commends India's path to hold dialogue with protesting farmers Premium (AFP) Share Via Read Full Story Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau commended efforts by India to overcome an impasse with farmers protesting new agricultural laws by holding a dialogue with them, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday. The comments a statement from Canada that Trudeau and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had discussed the matter during a telephone call on Wednesday. TRENDING STORIESSee All 1 min read 2 min read Premium 2 min read . 09 Apr 2021 “On the farmers’ protests, Prime Minister Trudeau commended efforts of the Government of India to choose the path of dialogue as befitting in democracy," Indian foreign ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said.