Apulia region of Italy on thursday to attend the G-7 outreach meet. IS THIS INVITATION FIRST OF ITS KIND? This is the 11th time that India has been invited to the G-7 outreach, and the fifth that Mr. Modi will participate.

IS INDIA ONLY INVITED?

No. India will be among leaders of 12 countries invited to the outreach including
  • Algeria,
  • Argentina,
  • Brazil,
  • Egypt,
  • Kenya,
  • Mauritania,
  • Saudi Arabia,
  • South Africa,
  • Tunisia,
  • Turkiye, and
  • The UAE
The Ukrainian President is also expected.

ABOUT G 7

PM to Attend G7 Outreach Meeting explained for UPSC

ORIGIN OF G7 AND ITS PRESENT COMPOSITION

  • The origin of G7 lies in the oil shocks of 1973 and the corresponding financial crisis.
  • In order to address the situation after oil shock, the heads of the world's six leading industrial nations decided to hold a meeting in 1975.
These six nations were - US, UK, France, Germany (West), Japan and Italy.
  • These countries were joined by Canada in 1976 and G7 came into existence.
  • In 1998, Russia was formally inducted in the group, which transformed G7 into G8. However, Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. As a result, it was suspended from the grouping. Hence, the group became G7 again in 2014.
  • The European Union is also represented within the G7.