India's association with the G7 group of industrialized democracies underlines its strategic importance for the United States and its allies at a time of growing geopolitical pola

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta later this month.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Monday called for measures to stabilise prices, saying the increasing cost of living is causing "too much pain".