Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a call from Canadian PM Mark Carney. After being invited for the G7 summit by the Canadian PM, the prime minister shared in a tweet on X that he will attend the summit in Kananaskis.
PM Narendra Modi posted on X, “Glad to receive a call from Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. Congratulated him on his recent election victory and thanked him for the invitation to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis later this month. 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.”
Congress had targeted Modi govt
Earlier, the main opposition party Congress had targeted the Modi government over the nation’s absence from the G7 Summit while terming it as a “big diplomatic bungle”.
In a post on X, Jairam termed it as another “big diplomatic bungle”, and said that for the first time in six years, India will not be in attendance at the Summit.
Jairam Ramesh viewed India’s absence from the G7 Summit as a significant diplomatic oversight. He emphasised that India’s participation in such forums is crucial, given its growing global influence and the need to shape international policies.
Jairam highlighted famous Singh-Merkel formula
“The tradition of inviting Indian PMs continued after 2014. But now, for the first time in 6 years, Vishwaguru will not be in attendance at the Canada summit. Whatever spin may be given, the fact remains that this is yet another big diplomatic bungle,” the Congress leader added in the post.
He specifically highlighted that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had attended the Summit in 2007 where the famous Singh-Merkel formula for climate change negotiations were unveiled.
“The G7 Summit of the Presidents of the USA and France, the Prime Ministers of UK, Japan, Italy, and Canada and the Chancellor of Germany is taking place in Kananaskis in Alberta, Canada, from 15 June 2025. The Presidents of Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Australia have also been invited to the summit. Before 2014, G7 was actually G8 for many years and had included Russia,” the Congress MP said.
“Dr. Manmohan Singh would be invited for G8 Summits where his voice would be heard. It was at one such summit in Germany in June 2007, where the famous Singh-Merkel formula for climate change negotiations had been unveiled,” Jairam added.
