With one week to go until G7 leaders gather in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his priorities for the meeting and is managing a guest list that lays bare fault lines in some of Canada’s international relationships.

Experts say given the increasing economic heft of the country, India cannot be outside the major policy issues confronting the West, an opinion Canada's Carney seconded on Friday. India surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy in May this year.

Despite initial hesitation due to domestic political tensions stemming from the killing of a Khalistani separatist, Canada has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit. Pressure from other G7 members,