Germany wanted to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a guest to a G7 summit that it will host in June, but may reconsider due to New Delhi’s refusal to condemn Russia for its attack on Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
The list of guests for the event in Bavaria was compiled before the attack in late February by Russia and also includes nations like Senegal, South Africa and Indonesia, the news outlet said, citing sources familiar with the situation.
When asked for comment, a spokesman for Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the head of the German government “would like to see as many international partners as possible joining the [anti-Russian] sanctions,” and that the list of G7 invitees would be revealed when it is finalized.
The G7, or Group of Seven, is an informal cohort of nations that were the biggest economies in the world in the 1970s, when it was formed. It includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US. The same nations are at the forefront of an attempt to punish Russia with crippling economic sanctions for its attack against Ukraine.
Critics say the G7 is an obsolete institution that has failed to keep up with the times as new economic powerhouses like China or India have risen to prominence. Many nations in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa refused to join the US-led anti-Russian campaign. Beijing went further and sided with Moscow in blaming the expansion of NATO in Europe for setting the stage for the hostilities.
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