Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed that he will attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, later this month. The confirmation follows a call from newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who extended the formal invitation.

Taking to social media platform X, Modi shared, “Pleased to receive a call from Prime Minister Mark J Carney. I congratulated him on his election win and expressed gratitude for the G7 invite.”

This marks the first formal exchange between the two leaders since Carney took office following his sweeping victory in Canada's recent federal elections.

Modi’s confirmation ends weeks of uncertainty surrounding his participation, with earlier statements from India’s Ministry of External Affairs offering no clarity on whether the prime minister would make the trip, especially in light of ongoing tensions between New Delhi and Ottawa.

The Group of Seven (G7) includes some of the world’s largest economies—France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. The European Union also participates, and global institutions like the IMF, World Bank, and United Nations are invited as observers.

India-Canada relations have remained strained since the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Khalistani figure, in British Columbia. The diplomatic row deepened when then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of involvement in the killing—allegations strongly rejected by New Delhi as "unfounded."