G7 Meet

China denounced the G7 foreign ministers’ statement on its military buildup, accusing the bloc of hypocrisy, interference, and Cold War bias, and urged it to stop politicising global economic and security issues.

G7 kicks off with strong condemnation of Russian invasion of Ukraine

On the first day of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, US President Joe Biden and other leaders of the grouping strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and vowed to step up economic sanctions on Moscow.

FM Sitharaman leaves for Japan to attend G7 meeting

The G7 is a forum of leading industrialised nations–Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

No Joe Biden move on Chinese tariffs likely before G7 meeting: Sources

White House officials discussed options on Friday with Biden for reducing some of former President Donald Trump's punitive duties on China, including potentially substantial cuts, three of the sources said. The scale of any potential final move is not yet decided, they said.

India opposes vaccine passports at G7 meet, calls it 'hugely discriminatory, unfair to developing nations'

Only 3% of India’s population is fully vaccinated, according to Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, and if this proposal is implemented, it will be “hugely discriminatory."

PM Narendra Modi to skip G7 meet in Britain due to COVID-19 crisis

Modi has been criticised for allowing huge gatherings at a religious festival and holding large election rallies during the past two months even as cases surged.

G7 finance leaders agree to talk on Monday: Reports

The Group of Seven leading economies agreed to hold an emergency phone meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors on Monday, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.