Modi Meets Carney in G7 Summit

· Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France.

· Both leaders welcomed the positive momentum in India–Canada relations following PM Carney’s visit to India in March 2026.

· They reaffirmed their commitment to building a forward-looking strategic partnership based on economic complementarities and resilient supply chains.

· The leaders reviewed progress in economic cooperation, including commercial arrangements related to LNG, LPG, and metallurgical coal.

· They welcomed increasing high-level exchanges, including the recent visit of Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to Canada and a planned Canadian trade mission to India later in 2026.

· Both sides expressed satisfaction with progress in negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and aim to conclude the agreement in 2026.

· The leaders highlighted stronger institutional cooperation through science and technology, consular, defence, finance, and migration dialogues.

· India and Canada agreed to begin negotiations on a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA) to deepen defence and security cooperation.

· They welcomed growing collaboration under the Canada–India Talent and Innovation Strategy to promote skills, innovation, and educational partnerships.

· PM Modi supported Canada’s bid to become a Dialogue Partner of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.

· Both leaders announced the establishment of Raisina Americas to enhance dialogue, exchanges, and cooperation between the two countries.

· PM Modi thanked PM Carney for inviting him to visit Canada in 2026, with both sides agreeing to finalize mutually convenient dates through diplomatic channels.

Key Takeaway

The India–Canada meeting at the G7 Summit marked a significant step in strengthening bilateral ties, with both countries advancing cooperation in trade, energy, defence, technology, education, and strategic partnerships while aiming to conclude a major trade agreement in 2026.

[ABS News Service/17.06.2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, on 16 June 2026.

The two Prime Ministers welcomed the positive momentum in India–Canada relations and noted with satisfaction the progress achieved since Prime Minister Carney’s successful visit to India in March 2026.

Reaffirming their commitment to building a forward-looking strategic partnership, the Leaders underscored the complementarities between the Indian and Canadian economies and highlighted the importance of resilient and reliable supply chains in strengthening global energy and food security.

The Leaders reviewed progress in bilateral economic cooperation, including developments in commercial arrangements relating to LNG, LPG and metallurgical coal.

The Prime Ministers welcomed the ongoing momentum in the exchange of high-level visits between the two countries. They noted the recent visit by the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal to Canada and looked forward to the forthcoming Canadian trade mission to India, to be led by the Minister of International Trade, later in 2026.

Both sides expressed satisfaction with the progress in negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and reaffirmed their shared objective of concluding the negotiations in 2026.

The Prime Ministers welcomed the strengthening of institutional engagement between the two governments, including the recent meetings of the Joint Science and Technology Committee and the Consular Dialogue. They also looked forward to forthcoming dialogues in the areas of defence, finance and migration.

To further deepen defence and security cooperation, the Prime Ministers agreed to launch negotiations on a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA). They also welcomed recent exchanges between defence institutions, including the visit of the National Defence College of India to Canada.

The Leaders noted ongoing collaboration under the Canada–India Talent and Innovation Strategy, including initiatives to strengthen skill development, innovation partnerships, and educational cooperation between institutions in the two countries.

Prime Minister Modi expressed India’s support for Canada becoming a Dialogue Partner of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).

The Leaders announced the establishment of Raisina Americas as a platform to further strengthen dialogue, exchanges and cooperation.

Prime Minister Modi thanked Prime Minister Carney for his invitation to visit Canada in 2026. Both sides agreed to remain engaged through diplomatic channels to work towards a mutually convenient date for the visit.