Just days after Modi confirmed he would attend the summit following an invitation from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Poilievre stressed the strategic and economic need to engage with India.

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.

Despite ongoing tension between the two countries on the issue of extremism, Bezirgan said he expects warmer ties henceforth as Carney has invited Prime Minister Modi for the G7 Summit.