Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not expected to attend the Canada-hosted Group of Seven summit, a first in six years and a sign of frosty ties between the two nations.

The leader has not received an invitation to the summit being held from June 15 to 17, officials in New Delhi said, asking not to be named as the discussions are private. It is the host nation’s prerogative to invite non-members, the people said.

India ’s External Affairs Ministry didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. “I have no information at this point in time on this issue,” Randhir Jaiswal, the ministry’s spokesperson, told reporters on May 22.

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Mark Carney said the country would confirm G7 attendees “in due course.”

The South Asian country is not a membe

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