Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta later this month, an invitation Modi accepted despite strained ties between the countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the Canada-hosted Group of Seven summit later this month as ties between the two nations improve.

Khalistani extremists in Canada protested Prime Minister Modi’s G7 invite by chanting pro-Khalistan and anti-Modi slogans. This comes amid improving India-Canada ties under new PM Mark Carney, who defended India’s role at the summit.