G7 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Japan to attend the G7 Summit, unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima today. Sharing a picture from the event on Twitter, PM Modi said that the bust of Mahatma Gandhi will take forward the idea of non-violence. "The Gandhian ideals of peace and harmony reverberate globally and give strength to millions," said PM Narendra Modi in a tweet in Japanese.

G7 leaders announced on June 26 to raise $600 billion in funds for the developing world as a response to China's Belt and Road initiative. Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment relaunches a plan. US President Joe Biden announced $200 billion grants, government cash, and private investment over five years to assist initiatives in low and middle-income nations that address climate change, promote global health, gender parity, and… read-more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Germany for G7 Summit on June 26-27, and to UAE on June 28. PM Modi will address the Summit on environment, energy, climate, food security, health, gender equality, and democracy. Modi is visiting UAE to express his personal condolences on death of former UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and to congratulate UAE's new President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. 

China accused the G7 of "political manipulation" on June 14 after the leaders of the group questioned Beijing's human rights record in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. The Chinese Embassy in UK reacted angrily to these questions and claimed that the leaders were "interfering" in internal matters. Currently, Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region are undergoing ethnic cleansing in an attempt by China to root out Islamic Extremism.

U.S President Joe Biden will appeal to the western countries on the second day of the G7 summit, to form an alliance against China due to its rising influence. Biden wishes to counter Beijing's expenditure on infrastructure in developing countries. The allies are accusing China of abusing several human rights including forced labour in the Xinjiang province. The G7 leaders will further discuss various measures to avoid another pandemic.