The summit takes place amid growing geopolitical challenges, including the conflict in the Middle East and a trade war driven by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada on Tuesday night (local time). Modi said relations between India and Canada are ‘extremely important’ and the two leaders look forward to working closely to add momentum to the friendship.

After nearly two years of heated dispute over New Delhi's alleged involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in Ottawa.