PM Modi to Attend G7 Summit 2025 in Canada After Carney’s Invitation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend the 51st Group of Seven (G7) summit meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, from 15 to 17 June 2025.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the G7  summit meeting for the sixth time, having attended in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

India has been invited to every G7 summit since 2019, except 2020, which was held in a virtual format.

Why was India invited?

India’s relations with Canada hit rock bottom after the former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government accused India of involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjhar in 2023 in Canada.

Nijjhar was an Indian born Canadian citizen. He was a Khalistani separatist and was accused of terrorism by India.

Both countries expelled each other's diplomatic staff, reduced diplomatic presence, and there was a freeze on bilateral dialogue.

Mark Carney succeeded Justin Trudeau as Canada's Prime Minister and led his Liberal party to victory in the recently held parliamentary election.

The following is the reason given by Mark Carney for inviting India. 

• India is the world’s fifth-largest and most populous economy.
• The summit meeting will discuss security and energy issues, and India’s role is vital in these matters worldwide.
• India is also a key country in the global supply chain vital to Western countries.
• Also, there was pressure from other countries of the G7 on Canada to invite India.

G7 Summit and its Outreach Programme

The country that hosts the G7 summit meeting can invite other countries/international organisations to participate in the summit meeting.

• These meetings, in which the G7 member countries and invited non-members participate, are called " Outreach Sessions.” 
• These outreach sessions discuss regional and international issues.
• India has been invited to the ‘Outreach Session”
• Apart from India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Ukraine, Australia, and South Korea have been invited by Canada.

India’s Participation in the G7 Outreach Session 

Only three Indian Prime Ministers—Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dr Manmohan Singh, and Narendra Modi—have been invited to the G7 summit meeting.

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first Indian Prime Minister to attend a G7  summit meeting in 2003, which France hosted. 
• Dr Manmohan Singh has attended five such meetings. 
• Narendra Modi has been invited six times -  2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

What is the G7 Group?

The G7 was established as an informal group of the world’s seven most industrialised democratic countries.

France took the initiative to create the group, and its first meeting was held in France in 1975.

Initially, the G7 discussed global economic issues, but later, its agenda included global peace and security, counterterrorism, development, education, health, the environment, and climate change.

Members

Initially, there were six member countries, and the Group was known as G6.

In 1976, Canada joined the group and became the G7.

In 1997, Russia joined the group, and it became the G8.

Russia was expelled from the group in 2014 after it invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea. 

Present G7 Members are Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

The 27-member European Union has participated in the annual summit meeting since 1977.

Headquarters- It has no permanent headquarters.