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"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will depart for Italy on Thursday (13 June) to participate in the 50th G7 Summit, which is scheduled to be held on June 13 and 14. This will be his first rip abroad after assuming the prime minister's office for the third straight term." Mint. The same night Mr Modi touched down at Brindisi Airport in Apulia, Italy where he was received by India's Ambassador to Italy Vani Rao and other officials. TOI. "Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will join at least 12 other heads of state and government invited by Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni" to take part in the summit including India, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey, Algeria, Kenya and Mauritania. Reuters. "India has overtaken four G7 nations - UK, France, Italy and Canada - to become the world's third-largest economy," and "PM has the opportunity to highlight India's achievements in health, housing, education, and sanitation," wrote Sujan Chinoy. In May 2023, India achieved a significant milestone when 50% of villages declared themselves to be ODF (open defecation free) Plus under Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase II. pib.gov.in. This is great but not something to boast about, surely? India's GDP at current prices was $2.41 trillion in 2022  (World Bank), while that of Canada in 2022 was $2.161 trillion (World Bank). And yet, Canada is a member of the G7 group, along with France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus the European Union, and India is invited with Argentina, Algeria and Mauritania. That is because India's gross national income (GNI) per capita was $2,390 in 2022 (macrotrends) while that of Canada was $53,310 in the same year (macrotrends). In September 2023, "Canadian Prime Minister said his nation's security agencies have actively pursued credible allegations of a potential link between the India government and the June murder of a Sikh separatist leader and Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Canada." Reuters. India angrily dismissed that as, "Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar has criticized the Justin Trudeau-led government in Canada for issuing visas to people with links to organised crimes for 'political purposes' despite warnings from the Indian government." Mint. Organised crime groups would include the Sinaloa Cartel (wikipedia), the Ndrangheta (wikipedia) and Chinese Triads (Britannica). Are we accusing Canada of sheltering those people as well? "A recent special report from a high-level Canadian parliamentary committee has labeled India as the 'second-biggest foreign threat' to Canada's democracy. The report named China as the number-one threat." India Today. "India has taken a definitive stance" in the killing of Nijjar, "declaring that it will not assist Canadian investigators until concrete evidence is provided by Ottawa." ET. "Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director David Vigneault traveled to New Delhi in February and March - before Canada announced the arrest of four Indian nationals in connection with Nijjar's killing," and "Canada provided intercepted communications." HT. On the other hand, "Twenty-eight ministers in the third Narendra Modi government have criminal cases against them with 19 of them facing serious charges such as attempted murder, crimes against women and hate speech, poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said." ET. Let us not talk about organised crimes. Enjoy the weather in Apulia (yr.no).One among twelve.