India
and Canada enjoyed a close and cooperative relationship through the early years
of India's independence, despite the fact that Canada was a member of NATO and
India was firmly Non-aligned. Canada remained an important development partner
for India during 1950s and 1960s. It began extending economic assistance to India
in 1951 through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and India
was at one time the largest recipient of aid from Canada.
