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NDTV
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- Politics
- NDTV
PM Modi On Why He Rejected Trump's Invite To Visit US
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he declined US President Donald Trump's invitation to visit Washington DC as he had to return to the "holy land of Lord Jagannath". The Prime Minister mentioned this at a public address in Odisha's Bhubaneswar. PM Modi had been to Canada to attend the G7 Summit recently. He met with several heads of state including French President Emmanuel Macron. It was during the G7 Summit that Mr Trump asked on a phone call to PM Modi whether he would visit Washington DC on an official invitation. "I was in Canada for the G7 Summit when US President [Donald] Trump called and invited me to Washington for a discussion and lunch. I thanked him for the invitation, saying I have to visit Odisha, the land of Lord Jagannath. I humbly rejected his invitation," PM Modi said at the public event. It was the first time PM Modi participated in the first anniversary celebrations of the BJP government in Odisha. He also launched development projects worth over Rs 18,600 crore. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in a statement said PM Modi invited Mr Trump to visit India for the Quad Summit, likely to be held later this year. The two leaders were scheduled to meet in Canada on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. However, Mr Trump left the Summit midway amid rising hostilities between Israel and Iran.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Rejected Trump's Invitation Because...': PM Modi's BIG Reveal In Odisha Rally
/ Jun 20, 2025, 07:07PM IST During a rally in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed that former U.S. President Donald Trump had invited him to Washington, D.C., while they were both attending the G7 Summit in Canada. Modi said Trump had suggested, 'Since you're already in Canada, why not come to Washington too?' for a meal and conversation. However, Modi stated that he humbly declined the invitation, choosing instead to travel to Odisha, calling it "the land of Lord Jagannath." #narendramodi #donaldtrump #g7summit #canada #odisha #lordjagannath #pmmodi #trump #washingtondc #indiapolitic #internationalrelations #odisharally #bjp #foreignpolicy #diplomacy #spiritualindia #nationalist #modi #jagannathtemple #indiaus #leadershiptalks #publicspeech #indiandiaspora #politicalnews #trending #viral #toi #toibharat
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
PM Modi skips Donald Trump's dinner invite to launch rs 18,600 crore projects; here's what we know
During his visit to Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he declined an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit Washington. Modi explained that the invitation was extended during a call made while he was attending the G7 Summit in Canada. Trump had suggested that Modi travel via Washington for a dinner meeting. The Prime Minister told the crowd in Bhubaneshwar, 'Just two days ago, I was in Canada for the G7 Summit and the US President Trump called me. He said, since you have come to Canada, go via Washington, we will have dinner together and talk. He extended the invitation with great insistence. I told the US President, thank you for the invitation. It is very important for me to go to the land of Mahaprabhu and hence I politely declined his invitation and your love and devotion to Mahaprabhu brought me to this land.' Sixth visit since BJP came to power in Odisha PM Modi was in Bhubaneshwar to mark the first anniversary of the Bharatiya Janata Party's first-ever state government in Odisha. This visit marked Modi's sixth trip to the state since June 2024, when the BJP assumed office. The Prime Minister addressed a large gathering in the state capital and connected his decision to skip the US visit with his priority to engage directly with the people of Odisha and attend the anniversary celebrations. Launch of development projects and vision document As part of his visit, Prime Minister Modi launched 105 development projects with a total value exceeding Rs 18,600 crore. The projects span across key sectors such as drinking water, irrigation, rural and national highways, railway infrastructure, health services, and bridges. Modi also unveiled the 'Odisha Vision Document,' outlining strategic goals for state development under the BJP-led government. These initiatives are aimed at improving public infrastructure and enhancing connectivity in rural and semi-urban choosing Odisha over a Washington visit, PM Modi highlighted his political priorities—regional development and public engagement over diplomatic appearances.
CTV News
2 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Tom Mulcair: Carney can take on Trump, but he's got big challenges at home, too
Tom Mulcair breaks down new steel and aluminum protections, their impact on Canada-U.S. trade, and PM Carney's key measures. Tom Mulcair is a former leader of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada between 2012 and 2017, and a columnist for The new Carney government got elected on a promise of results. The core team he's assembled to back him was purpose built with a single goal top of mind: Getting things done. Economic issues generally and trade issues, in particular, were dictating the agenda. What was new was the single-minded determination. The threat of a trade war with our closest ally, the United States, was thought to be the stuff of a theoretical lament for our nation. Then, it happened. When it did, and newly-elected Donald Trump actually voiced the desire to attack Canada economically and make us the 51st state, there was a sudden need for a Canadian adult in the room. Canada Trump G7 Summit President Donald Trump, right, and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in a session of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) Exit Justin Trudeau, enter Mark Carney. No matter where you are on the political spectrum, you'll have seen that Carney has been moving very fast on his promise to find new partners around the world and to develop opportunities at home. Carney knows that the window to get anything changed in a big, modern economy is very narrow. Opposing interests are well defined, positions are well defended. The extreme clientelism of the Trudeau years ground his government to a halt. It's not that they lacked ideas, it's that they couldn't get anything done. Caught in a second minority government, Trudeau cut a deal with Singh to ensure his own political survival. It wound up costing both of them dearly. Parliament was shut down by the Conservatives and the Liberals were in free fall in the polls. Singh's NDP was nearly wiped out at the ballot box, because the deal with Trudeau had cost them any definition of who they were. Although he was also handed a minority government by voters, Carney has been behaving like someone who has a majority; and it's easy to understand why. What he's seeking to accomplish can only be realized if other political actors are on board, but there was no way he was going to put himself in lockstep with the NDP, an idea he quickly rebuffed. Carney's 'de-facto majority' Instead, Carney's determination and bold vision seem to be accompanied by a chess player's moves. He's almost challenging the other parties to take him on because he's confident in his overall position. Carney knows that Canadians agree with his approach and want him to succeed. Provoking an election any time soon would simply provide Carney with a majority. That political reality has provided him with a de-facto majority, even if he lacks a numerical one. Carney has gone all in. Barely a month after the election, he introduced sweeping legislation to accelerate resource projects and has sought to remove American arguments about security issues by immediately meeting our NATO spending obligations and tightening the border. The NDP quickly signalled that they wouldn't make the same mistake that had cost them most of their seats. They'd become an opposition party. It used to irritate us in the NDP when we were called the 'conscience of Parliament', because it left us out as real players. I suspect that interim NDP Leader Don Davies won't mind that role at all in the current context. The NDP seem set to patiently rebuild their brand and avoid voting with the Liberals. The Bloc, as comically irrelevant as ever, will continue to wave their wooden swords and no one will pay any attention. The real game, and the real view into the strategy of Mark Carney, was his forceful squeeze play on the Conservatives. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith weighed in quickly: She wanted Carney's bill passed. It didn't take long for the Conservatives to fold. Carney will get his legislation before the summer, as he requested. Poilievre is about to become an Alberta MP and he'll have to decide who his boss is: His own party or Danielle Smith's. The answer to that question could have a determining effect on whether Poilievre's Conservatives retain the sizable gains they made in Ontario, where he used to be an MP. As is often the case in politics, it's the people inside your tent who can cause the most problems. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a classic Progressive Conservative, has been proving himself to be a key ally of Carney. He wants resource projects and other development for Canada's largest province. The key goal of accelerating the review process is at the top of his list. Ontario Premier Ford reverses Greenbelt decision Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that he will be reversing his government's decision to open the Greenbelt to developers during a press conference in Niagara Falls, Ont., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. The announcement comes after a second cabinet minister resigned in the wake of the Greenbelt controversy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton The corrupt shenanigans, around Ford's Greenbelt land grab, should be a warning sign to Carney. Be careful when pushing aside environmental and habitat protections. Ford may believe that the public no longer cares about the issue but the Mounties are still investigating and the result could be serious trouble for Ford and for Carney, if he becomes too closely identified with the Ford approach. There will be innumerable environmental, social and economic issues that will require deft handling by Team Carney. None will be as difficult as reconciling the constitutional, treaty and inherent rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples with their ambitious agenda. Mark Carney, David Pratt Mark Carney receives a pair of moccasins from David Pratt Vice-Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations as he holds an election campaign rally in Saskatoon, Sask., on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick That's where the 'aw shucks' populism of Doug Ford can quickly become a major problem. Ford's recent pronouncements on the relationship with Indigenous peoples have been particularly ham-fisted: 'There's an opportunity of a lifetime for them. We're giving them $3 billion with a B … to be equity partners, to make their communities more prosperous and wealthier and have services they've never had before…there's going to be a point that you can't just keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government,' said Ford. 'You've got to be able to take care of yourselves — and when you literally have gold mines, nickel mines, every type of critical mineral that the world wants, and you're saying, 'No, no, I don't want to touch that, by the way, give me money.' Not going to happen. It's simple.' The reply from Alvin Fiddler, the highly respected Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, was sharp and to the point. He said Ford's remarks were 'offensive, rooted in racism and colonial violence.' Alvin Fiddler Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation Alvin Fiddler speaks at a news conference against Bill C-5 in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Ford has since offered an apology but it's hard not to agree with Grand Chief Fiddler's characterization. That could eventually prove a huge problem for Carney. For over 50 years, going back to an injunction that was issued in favour of the James Bay Cree to block a mammoth hydroelectric project in Quebec, wise resource developers have understood the need to work on a respectful nation-to-nation basis. That's what Quebec has done, by the way, and although things are far from perfect, large developments continue to move forward because partnerships, and trust, have been created. The old method, of throwing everything you've got at big law firms in the hope of defeating Indigenous rights, has proven a failed model, time after time after time. Ford does seem to have a glimmer of understanding that partnerships are the key, but he's such a blunt instrument, he manages to insult those he says he'd like to make a deal with. Not an auspicious start. Carney has his work cut out for him, and has been going about it with inspiring energy and determination. To help him meet his ambitious goals for Canada, he has managed to recruit some extraordinary players to his team. Within cabinet, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson will play a crucial role. But it's two outsiders who provide the key clues to Carney's approach. Marc-Andre Blanchard File photo of then Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Marc-Andre Blanchard speaks to media during the Liberal cabinet retreat in Winnipeg, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Sudoma Chief of Staff Marc-André Blanchard is best known in Ottawa as Canada's former ambassador to the U.N. Prior to that he'd been the national CEO of one of Canada's top law firms. You don't get to drive that sort of enterprise without knowing how to deal with oversized egos; great training for dealing with caucus and cabinet. Blanchard is said to have bruised many during his tenure, but he got the job done. He went on to a key role at the massive Caisse de dépôt pension fund where his international experience was put to good use (and where his published salary was $2 million a year). He'll be taking a huge pay cut to return to public service and he's not doing it for the glory. He's onside with Carney's vision for Canada and will be essential to achieving those results. Michael Sabia A file photo of then Hydro Quebec president Michael Sabia, speaking at the legislature committee studying Hydro Quebec strategic plan on Nov. 30, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot The most astounding hire was that of Michael Sabia. Like Blanchard, a tough task maker. A Montreal colleague chuckled as he related Sabia's tendency to call key meetings for 5:30 pm on Fridays during his time running Hydro Quebec. A nice way to remind top people that their big pay cheque comes with obligations. He'll be running the Privy Council Office, Carney's ministry that operates the entire government. Go back to the Throne Speech to understand what types of massive cuts and reorganization are in store for the top brass in Ottawa. Any deputy minister who thought they'd be spending the summer on the dock at their cottage had better think again. This is a unique time in Canadian political history. An unparalleled threat to our very existence being handled by a brilliant, energetic and refreshingly engaged new team. Canadians are onside. Now it's time to deliver the results.
New Indian Express
2 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Declined President Trump's invitation to visit US as I wanted to come to Lord Jagannath's land: PM Modi
BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he declined US President Donald Trump's invitation for a luncheon with him in Washington DC because he had to return to Odisha, the sacred land of Lord Jagannath. Addressing a massive gathering in Bhubaneswar, marking the first anniversary of the Mohan Charan Majhi-led BJP government in the state, the Prime Minister said he got a call from Trump while he was in Canada for the G7 summit. 'Just two days ago, I was in Canada attending the G7 Summit when I received a call from President Trump, who kindly invited me to visit Washington. While I expressed my gratitude for his thoughtful invitation, I explained that I needed to return to the sacred land of Mahaprabhu. With due respect, I graciously declined his offer,' Modi said. Modi made this disclosure in public for the first time after returning from his three-nation tour. The PM had a 35-minute phone call with the US President on Tuesday. During the conversation, Modi made it clear that India has never accepted -- and never will -- third-party mediation on the Kashmir issue. Trump had earlier taken credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.
