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India's election yields a democratic international win for PM Modi

India's election yields a democratic international win for PM Modi

PM Modi pulls apart from Biden and offers Zelenskyy assistance when he talks with Meloni, the western leaders in Italy.


On June 14, 2024, on the second day of the G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri, Italy, U.S. President Joe Biden converses with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as representatives of States and international organizations assemble for a group portrait.


At the Outreach Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) technology in Indian elections for their "impartiality and transparency," calling the results of the election a "victory for the democratic world" and addressing leaders of other countries invited.


Mr. Modi said that technology must be utilized to lessen inequality at a session that included Pope Francis, who was speaking to the G7 for the first time, and other topics including African development and the "Mediterranean."


Modi meets Trudeau and Biden


At the start of the ceremony, which took place in the Apulia area of Italy, Mr. Modi gave Pope Francis a hug. During his short 24-hour tour, he also had meetings with the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, and Italy. Without holding a formal bilateral meeting, Mr. Modi shared photos of a quick encounter with US President Joe Biden on social media, stating that they agreed to continue working for the "global good." Also, Mr. Modi shared a picture of himself shaking hands with Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, although he withheld any information on their chat.


With reference to this week's elections for the European Parliament and the future elections in the US, UK, and France, Mr. Modi added that


The benefits that the Indian people have bestowed upon us in the shape of this momentous victory represent the triumph of democracy. Mr. Modi, who left for Italy four days after taking office, said, "It is a victory for the entire democratic world." This is before his party, which won the most seats but not a majority, will demonstrate its power in parliament later this month with the NDA's partners.


A day before the Swiss Peace session on Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine on the fringes of the G7 outreach session. He made a promise to support a peaceful conclusion, even though he would not be visiting Switzerland personally.


Although the invitation and the ministers from Switzerland and Ukraine had traveled to Delhi to request PM Modi's presence, the MEA said that PM "conveyed that India keeps promoting peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue alongside diplomacy, and reiterated that India would continue to do whatever within its means to support a peaceful solution." Meanwhile, sources told The Hindu that MEA Secretary (West) Pavan Kapoor will be representing India at the conference in Burgenstock over the weekend. In keeping with the government's stance on the Russia-Ukraine crisis so far, which has seen it abstain from voting on any resolution that criticizes Russia and maintain relations with both Moscow and Kiev, India has chosen to send an official rather than a high-ranking political delegate.


Prior to this, Prime Minister Modi had a meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the UK to talk about bilateral relations and the "India-UK Roadmap 2030." The Free Trade Agreement talks between the two countries have "expressed satisfaction with the progress made," according to a statement from the MEA. However, it is unlikely to proceed until after the UK elections on July 4, where Mr. Sunak's Conservative party is currently far behind the Labour party in the polls.


As the UK gets ready for general elections next month, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi sent his warmest wishes to the people there, according to the MEA.


PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron met on Friday. Macron's party is scheduled to face off in legislative elections on June 30 after a stunning loss to the far-right in the European Parliament elections. The leaders examined relationships in "defense, nuclear, space, education, climate action, digital public infrastructure, connectivity, as well as cultural initiatives," according to the official statement. They also expanded cooperation in "artificial intelligence, critical and emerging technologies, energy, and sports," with an eye toward the upcoming Paris Olympics along with the French summits on AI and UN Oceans next year.

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