India, June 7 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney extended an invitation to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to attend the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta later this month after consultations with other countries that are part of the group and the belief that New Delhi needed to "be at the table."

Responding to a question at a press conference, in Ottawa, on Friday, Carney said the G7 will be discussing energy security, digital future, critical minerals and building infrastructure in the emerging and developing world. "There are certain countries that should be at the table for those discussions and in my capacity as G7 chair, in consultation with some others, make those determinations. India is the fifth largest economy in the worl...