There was a lot of resentment in Canada over the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, when Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Karney invited India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the upcoming G-7 summit to be held in Alberta, people trolled the Canadian Prime Minister there. Mark Carney has now defended his decision. The federal police of Canada concluded that a prominent Sikh worker in British Columbia was murdered by the “highest level” of the Government of India. Now PM Modi has also responded to the invitation.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he would attend the G7 Summit to be held in Canada this month. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited Prime Minister Modi for this summit in a telephone conversation for the first time. Modi received an invitation to Carney to attend the contact session of the G-7 summit is an indication that Ottawa is willing to remove the tension in bilateral relations with New Delhi after the killing of a Khalistani terrorist.
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The Ministry of External Affairs said that Modi and Carney accepted deep mutual relations between India and Canada between the people of the two countries and confirmed their commitment to work closely with new enthusiasm based on mutual respect and shared interests. ”He said that Modi said he was eager to meet him at the summit. Prime Minister Modi on Friday confirmed to accept the invitation that came a week before the G7 Summit. The summit will be held from 15 to 17 June in Alberta province of Canada.
It is believed that the phone conversation was taken by Canada. Modi said in a social media post, “I am happy to talk to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the phone. I congratulated him for the recent victory in Canada and thanked him for inviting the G-7 summit in Kananaskis this month.” He said, “As two lively democrases associated with deep relations between the people, India and Canada will work closely with the new enthusiasm under the guidance of mutual respect and shared interests.
I am keen on our meeting at the summit. ” According to a statement issued by Canada, Modi and Carney discussed long -term relations between Canada and India, which includes deep relations and important commercial contacts between the people of the two countries, “The important thing said that the two leaders agreed to continue discussing law enforcement negotiations and security concerns.”
It said that Carney invited Modi to attend the G-7 summit to be held in Kananaskis, Alberta. According to the statement, “Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Modi agreed to stay in touch and expressed eagerness to meet at the G-7 summit to be held later this month.” Modi was speculated about his participation at the G-7 summit delayed in the invitation. The Prime Minister has attended all the last five peak conferences of this group. During the government of Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau, India and Canada had a problem in many issues in 2023, including activities of Khalistani separatists in the country. Trudeau had accused India of possible involvement in the murder of Khalistani fundamentalist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
India withdrew its High Commissioner and five other diplomats from Ottawa in October last year, when Canada attempted to connect him with the Nijjar case. India also expelled six Canadian diplomats. However, after the victory of Liberal Party leader Carney in the parliamentary elections in April this year, the relationship between the two countries raised hopes of re -improving. In the last few months, there has been a re-contact between the security officials of India and Canada and the two sides are considering the possibility of appointment of new High Commissioners with each other.
India had accused the Trudeau government of allowing pro -Khalistani elements to run activities from Canada’s land. The G-7 is a group of richest seven countries. The G7 group includes the US, Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan besides Canada. The G-7 currently headed by Canada. He is hosting the summit as the president of the group. The summit is likely to consult various global challenges, including the Russia-Ukraine War and the status of West Asia.
