Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Canada next week after he was invited by his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, to attend the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit, from June 15 to 17, in Kananaskis, Alberta.

Carney extended the invitation to the Indian premier despite strained ties between the two countries.

India is not a member of the G7, which comprises Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.

But New Delhi has been invited to the grouping's summits since 2019, reflecting India's growing geopolitical and economic significance.

"India is the fifth-largest economy in the world, the most populous country in the world and central to supply chains," Carney told media last week.

This will be Modi's first visit to Canada since 2015.

"As vibrant democracies bound by deep people-to-people ties, India and Canada will work together with renewed vigor, guided by mutual respect and shared interests. Look forward to our meeting at the summit," Modi said in a statement.

Political analysts in India have said Modi's visit will likely offer a chance to reset ties with Canada.

Relations between the two countries have deteriorated since Canada accused agents linked to the Indian government of carrying out the assassination of 45-year-old naturalized Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a........

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