Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends G7 summit in Canada after successful visit to Cyprus, boosting international ties.

After months of preparation, the G7 summit kicks off today in Kananaskis, Alta., a three-day summit that will see the popular wilderness destination locked down and the surrounding region play host to global leaders,

India is also a leading member of BRICS -- a bloc of leading emerging economies that includes Russia and China. BRICS has growing economic clout and is increasingly seen as a G7 rival.

Any intruder blasting through this preliminary checkpoint would no doubt be intercepted at the more heavily fortified barrier down the road, the main highway shield for G7 leaders and their guests meeting at Kananaskis Village.

When U.S. President Donald Trump last came to Canada for a Group of Seven summit, the enduring image was of him seated with his arms folded defiantly as then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel stared daggers at him.

A group of protesters holding Khalistani banners took to streets in Canada on Sunday in protest against Modi’s visit to attend the G7 summit being held in Kananaskis.

A fixed-wing civilian aircraft travelled into restricted air space above Kananaskis on Sunday, according to a news release from the G7 Integrated Safety and Security Group.

KANANASKIS, Alberta — Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers arrive in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit, overshadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war with allies and rivals alike.

As world leaders passed through Calgary International Airport on Sunday on their way to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Bearspaw First Nation Chief Darcy Dixon and others were on hand to welcome them to Canada.