Responding to the media query as to why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited to the G7 Summit despite tensions over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said India is central to several supply chains.

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.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has defended his decision to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit, stating it "made sense" given India's economic stature and global role. Despite ongoing tensions over the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar,