India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed he will attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, later this month, following a personal invitation from newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The development marks a surprising yet significant diplomatic thaw between New Delhi and Ottawa, whose ties had plummeted to historic lows in 2023.

This moment carries more than symbolic weight. It not only refutes speculation that PM Modi had been sidelined from the G7, a claim loudly echoed across some media corners, but also underscores a broader truth: global diplomacy is not conducted in 280 characters but through deliberate strategy, earned trust, and mutual interest.

India is not a G7 member, yet it has become a regular guest at the summit since 2019, when France invited PM Modi to the table in Biarritz. That tradition continues, now under the stewardship of Prime Minister Carney, who extended a fresh invitation and held his first formal call with Modi, expressing a desire to host him in Canada and reinvigorate the “long-standing relationship" between their nations.

Coming just months after one of the worst diplomatic rows in India-Canada history, this overture marks a notable pivot. Ottawa had accused India of involvement in the assassination of Canadian citizen and pro-Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver in 2023 – an allegation New Delhi forcefully denied. The fallout was swift and severe: diplomatic expulsions, suspended visas, and a........

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