Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that it “made sense” to have India at the G7 summit, the fifth largest economy. Carney responded to the question to extend the invitation to the premiere of Narendra Modim.
He added that the G7 countries will have a discussion of important issues, including security and energy at their upcoming summit, and added that India’s presence on the intergovernmental political and economic forum is essential.
“There are certain countries that should be at the table for these discussions in my post as consultation with the chairman of G7,” he said. “India is the fifth largest economy in the world, efficiently the most populous in the world central for a number of supplier chains, so it makes sense. Moreover, bilaterally, we have now agreed to the continuing dialogue for enforcement, so there has been some progress …
PM Modi confirms participation in the G7 summit
PM Modi confirmed on Friday that he would participate in the G7 summit in Canada after an invitation from the newly elected Carney.
“I am glad to come from Prime Minister Mark J Carney of Canada. He congratulated him on his recent election victory and thanked him for the invitation to the Summit G7 in Cananasis at the end of this month.
India-Canada Tight Relationships
The announcement comes after a period of severely tense relations between the two countries that caused Canadian accusations that the Indian “agents” were involved in the murder of Hardeep Singha Nijjar of June 2023-Canadian citizen and prominent pro-Khalistan activist-Mimo temple in Vancouver.
India strongly denied the claim and both nations excluded higher diplomats in the escalation of tit-for-pat.
Summite G7 Leaders 2025: Which other countries have already invited Canada?
1. The South African High Commission told the Canadian press that Canada had invited President Cyril Ramaphos to participate in the summit.
2. According to CBC reports Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 4.
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4. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Canada had invited her almost two weeks before, but has not yet decided to attend.
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