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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicG7 summit

Topic: G7 summit

Modi craves Western approval while pretending to be above it

Modi govt needs to focus on building domestic capabilities and reducing internal polarisation. India’s foreign policy should not be shaped by delusion and narcissism.

India-Canada resume diplomatic ties months after Nijjar row, envoys set to return to Ottawa, New Delhi

Meeting on sidelines of G7 summit in Canada, Narendra Modi & Mark Carney agreed to name high commissioners, resume consular and diplomatic services, and restore partnership.

Canada PM’s G7 invite to Modi amid ‘deeply strained’ ties & grief turns into anger after Air India crash

International publications also trace Air India's journey in the aftermath of the Ahmedabad crash.

G7 is no more than a relic of the past. India should focus more on G20, BRICS

Canada's flip-flop on G7 invitation to India shows it is somewhat less inclined on quickly reseting the bilateral ties and begin a new chapter of peace and development.

How Trump’s visa freeze has hit Indian students, parents hard & King Kohli’s IPL moment

Global media also reports on outrage over the death of a 10-year-old rape victim in Bihar due to hospital mismanagement, and chances of Modi skipping this year’s G-7 summit.

India’s ‘long arm’ in Australia & end of Modi’s ‘diplomatic purgatory’ at G7 — what global media reported

New Delhi: The “long arm of the Indian state is reaching Australians”, reports ABC News, Australia, discussing India’s alleged intelligence operations on foreign soil and spread...

Defence & investment in focus at Modi’s 2nd set of G7 meetings with Italy’s Meloni, Japan’s Kishida

Modi met Giorgia Meloni and Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy. He also had a brief interaction with US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

UK-India FTA to Indo-French defence ties, takeaways from Modi’s 1st set of G7 bilateral meetings

Modi, on his first overseas trip since becoming PM again met with Macron, Sunak & Zelenskyy in Italy Friday. Secretary (West) Pavan Kapoor will represent India at Geneva Peace Summit.

G7 draft confronts China’s ‘unfair’ business competition

The draft summit statement stressed the G7 was not trying to harm China or thwart its economic development but would 'continue to take actions to protect our businesses from unfair practices, to level the playing field and remedy ongoing harm'.

Investors relieved as Modi 3.0 takes charge & it’s bread over bigotry for voters, say global reports

Spotlight also on India-Russia ties amid G7 summit & Modi's challenge to take India forward amid a changing geopolitical landscape.

On Camera

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.