Prime Minister Narendra Modi met several world leaders in Apulia, Italy, during the G7 Summit. His one-day visit included bilateral meetings and a group photo with US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, among others. PM Modi's central position in the photo drew the attention of Indians, symbolising India's prominence. The G7 Summit, attended by the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy,
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Italy for the G7 Summit, India will use its participation to highlight problems facing the global south. India is a prominent member of the South Asian community and just finished leading the Group of Twenty (G20). As per the reports, PM Modi would bring attention to the issues faced by these nations during his remarks at the G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy. The prime minister held three plenary sessions at the 2023 G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, highlighting the importance of inclusive global development. On January 1, 2024, Italy became the G7 presi
Italy has elevated its bilateral relations with India to a "Strategic Partnership," with an emphasis on defence, the Indo-Pacific, energy, and science and technology. Italy is the 18th biggest foreign investor and fourth major trade partner for India within the European Union. At the G7 Summit Outreach Sessions in Puglia on June 14, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni extended an invitation to Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India. The 75th anniversary of this alliance was celebrated last year. Trade between the two countries hit $15 billion in 2022–23, a testament to the robustness of eco
President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives reportedly sought ways to strengthen bilateral collaboration with India during his first official visit to the nation. Despite his well-known pro-China views, Muizzu was present at the swearing-in ceremonies for both the Union Council of Ministers and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi began his third term in office as the head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. On Tuesday, Muizzu returned to Male. According to the foreign ministry, Prime Minister Modi extended an invitation for the visit
India welcomed Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and other new BRICS members at a significant gathering that Russia, which assumed the chairmanship of BRICS on January 1, organised. At the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in western Russia's Nizhny Novgorod, senior diplomat Dammu Ravi represented India. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, tweeted, "India warmly welcomes the new member." Upholding multilateralism and international law, addressing global and regional trends, and incorporating new members into BRICS procedure
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s arch-conservative Brothers of Italy group won the most votes in the European parliamentary election, as initial results showed, boosting her standing both at home and abroad. Based on preliminary results, projected projections showed that Brothers of Italy received 28.3%, exceeding 26% from the national ballot for 2022 and more than four times the result in the 2019 EU election. "Much obliged!" Meloni shared a picture of a victory symbol on social media. With a 23.7% lead, the Democratic Party (PD), the main opposition, lagged, while the 5-Star Movement, w
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will join at least 12 other heads of state and government invited by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to next week's Group of Seven (G7) summit, officials said on Friday. The lengthy guest list indicates that Italy wants to broaden the G7's influence. "The G7 is not a closed-off group; rather, it is a coalition of nations with similar views on core values and norms. It becomes globalised," a senior official declared. Diplomats released a list of attendees for the June 13–15 meeting, and it included dignitaries from Turkey, Algeria, Keny
On Thursday, the Finance Ministry of Uganda said that the government had inked a $500 million loan arrangement with South Korea to assist in infrastructure development. The Exim Bank's loan is intended to assist Uganda in growing its infrastructure projects; however, the exact nature of the projects is unknown. Uganda's minister of finance, Matia Kasaija, and South Korea's minister of foreign affairs, Cho Tae-Yul, signed the loan deal. This signing, which occurred on the sidelines of the Korea-Africa summit in Seoul, is more evidence of the strengthening of political and economic links bet
On Sunday, BJP leader Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister for the third time in a row. This is significant since no prime minister has served a third term in office since Jawaharlal Nehru, the first PM of independent India. Seventy-two leaders were sworn into the Modi 3.0 ministry on this momentous day. Thirty Cabinet ministers, five Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and thirty-six Ministers of State make up the new Cabinet. Important people include Dr S Jaishankar, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Shivraj Singh Cho
On Thursday, the Dutch far-right urged voters to prioritise immigration as the four-day European elections began. About 370 million people will be able to cast ballots on Sunday in the majority of EU member states. Following the Dutch election, exit polls will test the predicted rise of the hard right across Europe. The far-right Freedom Party (PVV) leader, Geert Wilders, has put an emphasis on limiting immigration and strengthening asylum regulations. People who share his view that the European Union needs tougher immigration policies, such as Simone Nieuwenhuys, voted for him. The Dut