PM Modi at G7 Evian: meets Canada's Mark Carney, addresses session on new partnerships
On 16 June 2026 at the G7 Summit in Evian, France, PM Narendra Modi met Canadian PM Mark Carney and addressed the outreach session 'Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity'.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, on 16 June 2026, and the two leaders noted progress since Carney's visit to India in March 2026, including commercial arrangements on LNG, LPG and metallurgical coal and negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). At the G7 outreach session 'Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity', Modi said energy, food, health, cyber and economic security are intertwined and that trade and technology are being misused for narrow interests. Modi said India follows the principle of 'humanity first', citing the International Solar Alliance, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, the Global Biofuel Alliance, Mission LiFE and the Ek Ped Maa ke Naam campaign.
Key facts
- Event
- G7 Summit, Evian, France, 16 June 2026
- Bilateral
- Met Canadian PM Mark Carney
- Carney's India visit
- March 2026
- India–Canada
- LNG, LPG, metallurgical coal; CEPA negotiations
- Session
- Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity
- India's principle
- 'Humanity first': ISA, CDRI, Global Biofuel Alliance, Mission LiFE, Ek Ped Maa ke Naam
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Where did PM Narendra Modi meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on 16 June 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Evian, France, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit
The two Prime Ministers met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, on 16 June 2026.
According to the PMO (June 2026), when did Canadian PM Mark Carney visit India?
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Correct answer: D — March 2026
The leaders noted progress since PM Carney's visit to India in March 2026.
What was the title of the G7 outreach session at Evian that PM Modi addressed on 16 June 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity
On 16 June 2026 PM Modi addressed the session 'Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity'.
At the G7 outreach session in Evian (16 June 2026), PM Modi cited which of the following as examples of India's 'humanity first' approach? 1. International Solar Alliance 2. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 3. Global Biofuel Alliance Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Correct answer: C — 1, 2 and 3
PM Modi cited the International Solar Alliance, CDRI, Global Biofuel Alliance, Mission LiFE and Ek Ped Maa ke Naam.