India's association with the G7 group of industrialized democracies underlines its strategic importance for the United States and its allies at a time of growing geopolitical pola

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.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Canada, as the two countries try to mend ties after Canada accused India of involvement in a Sikh separatist leader’s murder and of meddling in Canadian elections.