PM Modi takes centre stage at G7 to ambush Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau

PM Modi takes centre stage at G7 to ambush Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau

Reportedly, the Italian PM Giorgia Meloni gave PM Modi a very prominent placement at
the G7 events. PM Modi took full advantage, striding over for encounters with two leaders whose governments have accused his own of murder plots.

Narendra Modi took a window to end his diplomatic purgatory with the US and Canada. PM. Modi arrived at the Group of Seven meetings bruised by disappointing election results and facing an outcry over a pair of assassination plots allegedly backed by his government.

Yet Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, host of the summit, gave Modi prominent placement in the midst of Friday’s events and the Indian leader took full advantage, striding over for encounters with two leaders whose governments have accused his own of murder plots.

Modi was placed at center stage for the family photo, a perch that allowed him to dart over to US President Joe Biden for a brief chat. He also shared a photo of a similar greeting with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

Canada has accused India of killing a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil, even as the US leveled allegations of a failed attempt on another dissident in its country. India has generally downplayed the allegations, and in the US case chalked up the plot to rogue elements of the government.

News Edit K.V.Raman