PM Modi gets G7 Summit invite from new Canadian counterpart ::: MEA on two occasions had said there was "no information" on Modi's visit to Canada

 PM gets G7 Summit invite from Canadian counterpart, says looking forward to meet

This will be the first official interaction between Modi and Carney since the latter assumed office after a decisive victory in Canada's federal elections.

(Four Indian-origin MPs are part of Canadian PM Mark Carney's new Cabinet, with Anita Anand being the Foreign Minister. 

The three others are Maninder Sidhu, Ruby Sahota and Randeep Sarai. )

The Prime Minister received an invitation from his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on Friday to attend the upcoming G7 summit.  

In a post on X, Modi said, “Glad to receive a call from Prime Minister Mark J Carney of Canada.  

Congratulated him on his recent election victory and thanked him for the invitation to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis later this month.”

The invitation comes amid speculation of PM Modi skipping the summit this year over frosty ties between India and Canada. 

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on two occasions stated that there was "no information" on PM Modi's visit to Canada for the G7 summit.

Indo-Canada ties had deteriorated following the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. 

The case garnered global interest after then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Narendra Modi government of being involved with the incident. 

India vehemently dismissed Trudeau's charges, calling them "baseless."

The then Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharply condemned his own national security officials, calling them “criminals” for leaking top-secret information to the media which he said has “consistently gotten their stories wrong.”

Trudeau made the stern remarks after a Canadian newspaper report linking top Indian leaders to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar put further strain on already fraught India-Canada ties.  

In April this year Canada's Liberal Party won the federal snap election.

PM Mark Carney got a 'fresh mandate' weeks after he replaced Justin Trudeau. 

Trudeau's departure marked the end of a chapter in Canadian polity that once began with soaring hope but closed amid voter fatigue, growing anger, and a series of political setbacks. 

*Anita Anand, Ruby Sahota, Maninder Sidhu, and Randeep Sarai are the Indian-Canadians in the Mark Carney's Cabinet. 

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