Defending his determination to invitation Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the G7 Summit, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney connected Friday said it “made sense” to person India, the 5th largest economy, astatine the table.
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Responding to a question connected extending an invitation to PM Modi for the summit, Carney said, “There are definite countries that should beryllium astatine the array for those discussions successful my capableness arsenic G7 seat consultation.”
“India is the 5th largest system successful the world, efficaciously the astir populous successful the satellite cardinal to a fig of proviso chains, truthful it makes sense. In addition, bilaterally, we person present agreed importantly to continued instrumentality enforcement dialog truthful there’s been immoderate progress… I extended the invitation to Prime Minister Modi successful that discourse and helium has accepted,” the Canadian PM added. Carney said the G7 countries would clasp discussions connected important issues, including security, and energy. He added that India’s beingness astatine the intergovernmental governmental and economical forum is essential.
Yesterday, PM Modi posted connected societal media level X astir the impending visit, ending days of speculation that the PM whitethorn miss the G7 Summit, a archetypal since 2019. India is not a subordinate of the G7 but is invited arsenic 1 of the large economies. The acme is scheduled from June 15 to June 17.
Mentioning astir the telephone betwixt him and Carney, PM Modi said, “Congratulated him connected his caller predetermination triumph and thanked him for the invitation to the G7 Summit successful Kananaskis.” PM Modi had besides posted connected X, “As vibrant democracies bound by heavy people-to-people ties, India and Canada volition enactment unneurotic with renewed vigour, guided by communal respect and shared interests. Look guardant to our gathering astatine the G7 Summit.”
Carney took implicit from erstwhile PM Justin Trudeau successful March this year. India-Canada relations nosedived aft Trudeau accused India of being progressive successful the sidesplitting of Khalistani separatist person Hardeep Singh Nijjar extracurricular a gurdwara successful Vancouver successful June 2023. New Delhi vehemently dismissed the charges, and some nations expelled each other’s diplomats.
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