In what’s being hailed as a major step toward mending strained ties, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has extended an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the upcoming G7 Summit — a move described as a “fantastic development” by Dallas Brodie,

Khalistani extremists in Canada protested Prime Minister Modi’s G7 invite by chanting pro-Khalistan and anti-Modi slogans. This comes amid improving India-Canada ties under new PM Mark Carney, who defended India’s role at the summit.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday presented his reasoning behind extending invitation for G7 summit to PM Narendra Modi. Highlighting India's economic prowess, he said that it "made sense" to have the fifth largest economy at the table.