G7 Summit 2025 Live Updates: Indian diaspora in Canada hopeful of renewed ties ahead of PM Modi's visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Canada on Monday to participate in the G7 summit in Kananaskis, marking his first visit to the country in ten years.
PM Modi is currently on a four-day tour covering three nations — Cyprus, Canada, and Croatia. After completing the first leg of his trip in Cyprus, he will head to Canada at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
This will be Modi's sixth consecutive appearance at the G7 summit, which is scheduled to take place from June 16 to 17 in Kananaskis.
'At the summit, the Prime Minister will exchange views with leaders of G-7 countries, other invited outreach countries and Heads of International Organisations on crucial global issues, including energy security, technology and innovation, particularly the AI-energy nexus and Quantum-related issues," the Ministry of External Affairs said in New Delhi.
PM Modi is also expected to hold a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. His visit comes a little over a month after India's Operation Sindoor, which targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attacks.
The Prime Minister last visited Canada in 2015, a trip that helped elevate India-Canada relations to a strategic partnership.
In 2024, bilateral trade in goods between the two countries reached USD 8.6 billion, with India exporting goods worth USD 4.2 billion and importing USD 4.4 billion. Trade in services stood at USD 14.3 billion, with India's exports valued at USD 2.5 billion and imports at USD 11.8 billion.
The upcoming G7 summit takes place against a backdrop of escalating global tensions, including the intensifying conflict between Iran and Israel and trade disputes driven by US President Donald Trump's tariff policies.
Trump arrived in Kananaskis on Sunday for the summit and is expected to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday. The US President will also hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo during the summit.
Canada took over the G7's rotating presidency on January 1, 2025. This year's gathering marks the 50th anniversary of the G7 summit.
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