Experts say given the increasing economic heft of the country, India cannot be outside the major policy issues confronting the West, an opinion Canada's Carney seconded on Friday. India surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy in May this year.

The protests pit Democratic-run Los Angeles against Trump's Republican White House, which has made cracking down on immigration a hallmark of his second term.

Canadian PM Mark Carney defended inviting Narendra Modi to the G7 summit, citing India's economic significance and its role in global supply chains. D