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Trump invites Modi for G-7 summit
Why it is news?
- S. President Donald Trump invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the next G-7 summit to be hosted by the U.S.
More on News:
- President Trump conveyed his desire to expand the ambit of the G7 grouping beyond the existing membership, to include other important countries including India.
About G7:
- Members: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- It is an intergovernmental organisation that was formed in 1975 by the top economies of the time as an informal forum to discuss pressing world issues. Canada joined the group in 1976, and the European Union began attending in 1977.
- The G-7 was known as the ‘G-8’ for several years after the original seven were joined by Russia in 1997. The Group returned to being called G-7 after Russia was expelled as a member in 2014 following the latter’s annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.