Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta later this month, an invitation Modi accepted despite strained ties between the countries.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he had received an invitation from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend the G7 Summit in Kananaskis later this month. "Look forward to our meeting at the Summit," Modi said in a post on X.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has defended his decision to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit, stating it "made sense" given India's economic stature and global role. Despite ongoing tensions over the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar,