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Canada Extends G7 Invitation to Prime Minister Modi

Carney said India’s economic heft plus central supply-chain role underpin key agenda issues at the June summit.

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Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal at a meeting in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, September 26, 2022. Dhaliwal sends Carney made the wrong call inviting India's Narendra Modi to the G7 summit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Overview

  • Canadian PM Mark Carney formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, and Modi has accepted the invitation.
  • Carney argued that India’s position as the world’s fifth-largest economy and its central role in supply chains make its participation crucial for discussions on energy security, digital future and critical minerals.
  • The two countries have agreed to resume law enforcement dialogue to address accountability concerns tied to the ongoing investigation into the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
  • Other G7 members supported Modi’s inclusion, signalling a broader push for India’s engagement on global strategic and economic issues.
  • The invitation drew criticism from Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, who said it risked undermining accountability in the RCMP’s Nijjar investigation.