Modi hold talks with global leaders at G7 Summit, arrived in Canada
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived in Calgary, Canada, to attend the G7 Summit at Kananaskis, being held after the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.
PM Modi will address the G7 summit of the world’s most advanced industrialized economies and will be holding bilateral meetings with top global leaders on various issues, including the Iran-Israel and the Russia-Ukraine conflicts, according to media reports.
Canadian premier invited both Mr. Modi and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the summit.
The bilateral meeting between the Modi and Trump has been ruled out as US President Trump has returned to Washington a day early from the G7 meet to attend to important global and domestic issues.
Modi, is on a three-nation tour, reached Canada after concluded a successful visit to Cyprus.
The Ministry of External Affairs said “At the Summit, the Prime Minister will exchange views with leaders of G7 countries, other invited outreach countries and Heads of International Organizations on crucial global issues, including energy security, technology and innovation, particularly the AI-energy nexus and Quantum-related issues,”.
Modi is expected to speak at the G7 Outreach Summit scheduled later today.
The Summit has themed based of 3 core issues – “Protecting our communities around the world”, “Building energy security and accelerating the digital transition”, and “Securing the partnerships of the future”.
Mr. Modi is expected to talk extensively on the issue of terrorism and Pakistan’s role in promoting the menace, since after Operation Sindoor, undertaken by the Indian armed forces to destroy terrorist hideouts in Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
The bilateral meeting between Mr. Modi and his Canadian counterpart is the highlight of his visit, given the state of relations between the two countries.
Canadian PM Mark Carney’s invitation to Mr Modi to attend the G7 Summit is seen as a significant step to reset bilateral ties, which turned a new low after the then Canadian PM Justin Trudeau alleged the involvement of Indian official agents in the killing of pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023. India rejected his charge as ‘absurd’. New Delhi hopes the two countries can rebuild ties on the basis of mutual trust and sensitivity.
