Would be my pleasure to welcome PM Modi for G7: Former Canada MP Chandra Arya calls India "indispensable partner"

Jun 07, 2025

Former Member of Parliament of Canada, Chandra Arya, has said it would be his pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Canada for the G7 meeting from June 15 to 17, noting that India is an "indispensable partner" and underlining the need for a deeper, structured bilateral relationship based on shared values like "democracy", "pluralism", and a "rules-based international order".

In a post on X, Arya said, "It would be my pleasure to welcome PM Narendra Modi to Canada for the G7 meeting during June 15-17. When I met PM Narendra Modi last July, I emphasised that Canada and India are united by shared values, democracy, pluralism, and a rules-based international order. India, an increasingly influential global actor with growing strategic, economic, and demographic weight, is an indispensable partner for Canada, both in the Indo-Pacific region and globally. It is in Canada's national economic, strategic, and geopolitical interest to forge a deeper, more structured relationship with India, one that spans trade, investment, policy, and civil society."