G7 Summit 2025 Highlights: India and Canada planned to collaborate on clean energy, technology, digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI), food security, and critical minerals.
G7 Summit News Highlights: The 51st G7 Summit showcased a divide between leaders and nations particularly over Ukraine. However, member countries managed to coordinate on areas such as global tech, security, and crisis response. PM Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney “agreed to take calibrated steps to restore stability to the relationship” and decided to restore High Commissioners to each other’s capitals.
PM Modi calls for action against terrorism: PM Modi, while addressing the G7 Outreach Session, urged countries to strongly act against terrorism. “Terrorism is the enemy of humanity and threatens all nations that uphold democratic values. There must be no ambiguity: if a country supports terrorism, it must be held accountable,” he said. “While we are quick to impose sanctions on various issues, the same urgency must be applied to terrorism.”
Israel-Iran tensions: Leaders of the Group of Seven countries meeting in Canada signed a joint statement calling for de-escalation of fighting between Israel and Iran while reaffirming that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear bomb. The statement reads: “We, the leaders of the G7, reiterate our commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East. In this context, we affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel.
G7 Summit News LIVE Updates: As the summit comes to an end, here are five key takeaways
1. Trump’s sudden walkout: US President’s early departure over events rapidly unfolding between Israel and Iran highlighted internal discord but paved the way for a bilateral U.S.–U.K. trade framework.
2. No agreement on Ukraine: Trump’s early exit led to no unified stance on the Ukraine-Russia situation and while US did not commit to anything, Canada pledged $2 billion CAD in military aid.
3. Zelensky on global disharmony: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that global diplomacy is in crisis, pointing to a fractured G7 unity.
4. Iran-Israel conflict: Leaders raised concern over the rising tensions between the two nations urging de-escalation and reaffirmed a firm stance against Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.
5. AI, mineral regulation: Despite rifts between nations, the G7 found common ground on regulating AI, securing critical minerals, tackling migrant smuggling, addressing wildfires, and advancing quantum technology.
G7 Summit News LIVE Updates: ‘India’s friendship with Italy will continue to get stronger,’ says PM Modi after meeting Italian counterpart Meloni
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
He said that the friendship between the countries will continue to get stronger and greatly benefit India and Italy.
