‘Perfect answer to hegemons’

Betul (Goa): In a veiled attack on US President Donald Trump, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson on Tuesday said India’s free trade agreement with the European Union is a “perfect” answer to global hegemons that use tariffs and economic integration as tools of coercion.

Stating that Canada is keen to boost energy exports to India in a bid to diversify its customer base and cut dependence on supply to the United States, he said Ottawa will “never use our energy for torture”.