India's Modi says he will attend G7 meeting in Canada this month

OTTAWA — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will attend the G7 meeting in Kananaskis this month after receiving an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney. “As vibrant democracies bound by deep people-to-people ties, India and Canada will work together with renewed vigour, guided by mutual respect and shared interests. Look forward to our meeting at the Summit,” said Modi, on social media . Modi wrote that he spoke to Carney on the phone and congratulated him on his recent election victory. Carney’s office confirmed the invitation on Friday morning, saying “the two leaders discussed the longstanding relationship between Canada and India.” “Importantly, there was agreement to continued law enforcement dialogue and discussions addressing security concerns,” the statement reads. Relations between the two countries have been tense since 2023, when a local Sikh leader was shot and killed outside the Guru Nanak Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons that there was credible evidence that agents of the Indian government were behind the murder. More to come. National Post

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