Modi meets Meloni, Macron, Lula and other leaders at G20 Summit in Brazil

India expands global ties with strategic partnerships, bilateral engagements

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in extensive talks with world leaders on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Key outcomes included a five-year strategic action plan with Italy and strengthened bilateral ties with Brazil, Chile, and other nations. The discussions spanned critical areas such as defence, trade, clean energy, and technology.

Following comprehensive talks, Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced an ambitious five-year strategic action plan.

The plan, encompassing the period from 2025 to 2029 pillars to advance bilateral cooperation. These include economic investments, energy transition, space exploration, defence collaboration, and people-to-people exchanges.

"Our talks centred around deepening ties in defence, security, trade, and technology. We also discussed enhancing cooperation in culture and education," Modi shared on X. He said that the India-Italy partnership holds the potential to significantly contribute to global welfare.

This was the fifth meeting between Modi and Meloni in the last two years, underscoring the growing rapport between the two nations.