{"id":2593,"date":"2025-06-10T11:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:42:59","slug":"canadian-pm-defends-modi-invitation-amid-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/10\/canadian-pm-defends-modi-invitation-amid-backlash","title":{"rendered":"Canadian PM Defends Modi Invitation Amid Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"615\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced criticism over his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the upcoming G7 summit in Alberta.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"615\">Carney emphasized that while concerns exist, Canada must separate its relationship with India from the individual leader.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"615\">He highlighted India\u2019s importance as the world\u2019s fifth-largest economy and the crucial role it plays in global issues to be discussed at the summit from June 15-17.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"662\">Controversy Over Sikh Activist\u2019s Murder<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"1298\">The invitation has sparked backlash, especially in Canada\u2019s Sikh community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"1298\">Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, representing Surrey, B.C., where Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed in 2023, voiced his concerns directly to Carney.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"1298\">Canada has linked Nijjar\u2019s murder to the Indian government, and four Indian nationals in Canada have been charged in connection with the killing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"1298\">Despite this, Carney refrained from commenting on Modi\u2019s alleged role, citing ongoing legal investigations.<br data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1156\" \/>He said, \u201cThere is a legal process that is literally underway and quite advanced in Canada,\u201d and it would be inappropriate to comment further.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1335\">Strategic Importance of India<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1874\">Carney stressed the strategic significance of India beyond the controversy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1874\">As the most populous country and a key player in global supply chains, India\u2019s participation in discussions on energy, artificial intelligence, and critical minerals is essential.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1874\">Though Modi\u2019s supporters claim India is now the world\u2019s fourth-largest economy, Carney maintained India remains fifth globally.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1874\">Modi accepted the invitation and expressed optimism about strengthening India-Canada ties, emphasizing mutual respect and shared democratic values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced criticism over his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the upcoming G7 summit in Alberta. Carney emphasized that while concerns exist, Canada must separate its relationship with India from the individual leader. He highlighted India\u2019s importance as the world\u2019s fifth-largest economy and the crucial role &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1208,1302,1303],"class_list":["post-2593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-canada","tag-modi","tag-summit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2593"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593\/revisions\/2595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}