Modi @ G7 issues stern warning to Pakistan – pay the price to support terrorism
India garners support for trade & technology for growth, and against terror
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieved dual objectives at the 50th anniversary summit of G7 in Canada. One, he broke the impasse with Canada to begin normalising ties after nearly two years and set up a formal agenda for the same. Two, and significantly, he utilized the meeting of the most powerful nations to make it unequivocally clear that India had established a new normal in Operation Sindoor that would not tolerate proxy terrorism and view it as a war that would be deal with as such. Modi on June 18 thanked global leaders for condemning the Pahalgam terror attack. India’s Ministry of External Affairs said both during the G7 Summit and bilateral meetings on the sidelines Modi urged leaders to galvanise global action against terrorism, saying that for global peace and prosperity, the thought and policy must be clear – if any country supports terrorism, it will have to pay the price for it. Considering, the G7 summit was the first multilateral event attended by Modi after Operation Sindoor, it was clear Modi talked of Pakistan even if without naming it. In his address at the Outreach Summit, PM highlighted the need to ensure energy security for all through a sustainable and green pathway and elaborated upon India`s global initiatives such as ISA, CDRI and the Global Biofuels Alliance, towards this objective. At the Outreach Session on Energy Security at the 51st G7 Summit in Canada, the Indian Prime Minister asked the world to attend to the concerns and priorities of the Global South countries as they suffer the most. Since the G20 Summit hosted by India in September 2023, where African Union was included in the Group, India took it as its responsibility to bring the voice of the Global South to the world stage. Modi highlighted India`s experience in democratising the use of technology and its human-centric approach to deploying it was vital.
He also sought action on addressing global governance issues to tackle concerns about AI and promote innovation in the field. In a short span of half a day, Modi met with 9 global leaders to enhance bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade and the economy. An important breakthrough was achieved with Canadian counterpart Mark Carney. India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Sikri briefed on the steps agreed to begin normalising ties immediately.
Among other heads of government that Prime Minister Modi met included South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese. Modi seemed happy to break the diplomatic logjam with Canada that started during the term of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Modi said his Canada visit was productive Canada and he was thankful to the Canadian people and Government.
India garners support for trade & technology for growth, and against terror 
