India-Canada engagement: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France. During the meeting, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the India-Canada strategic partnership and reviewed progress in bilateral economic cooperation. The discussions also covered developments in commercial arrangements related to LNG, PG. and metallurgical coal.

G7 inauguration: French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron formally inaugurated the 52nd G7 Summit in the resort town of Evian-les-Bains. France is hosting leaders of the world’s advanced economies for three days of talks on global security, economic stability and the recently announced US-Iran peace framework.

US President Donald Trump was the first leader to arrive, followed by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa. Trump’s participation comes days after Washington and Tehran announced a breakthrough peace framework, an issue expected to feature prominently in summit deliberations.

Ahead of the gathering, Macron outlined an agenda focused on major geopolitical conflicts, economic challenges and emerging technologies. Discussions are expected to cover the wars in Ukraine and West Asia, global trade, energy security, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and reforms to global economic governance.