The selfie video of Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and PM Narendra Modi at the G7 summit is in the news. In the video, PM Meloni mentioned Team Meloni while standing with Prime Minister Modi. The relations between India and Italy have become very strong under the leadership of Georgia Meloni. Both the leaders have a strong hold on local politics and this Meloni team can bring a big change in the politics of Europe in the coming times.
Right wing politics is getting stronger in both the countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the PM of the country for the third consecutive time on 9 June. On the other hand, right wing politics is seen growing in Italy and Europe under the leadership of Georgia Meloni. At the same time, in the rest of the G7 countries where there is liberal diplomacy, the current heads of state are struggling to save their power.
Former ambassador JK Tripathi said that the Italian government under Meloni’s leadership is leaning towards the right wing. In such a situation, it becomes necessary for Meloni to show how important his country is not only in the European Union but also in the G7 and how strong it is on the world stage. The growing partnership with Italy will not only prove to be beneficial for India in cornering China, but it will also be able to increase its trade in Europe through Italy. In this way, China’s large-scale trade in Europe will suffer a major setback.
Last year in 2023, Georgia Meloni announced to stay out of China’s ambitious project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Although, she also talked about maintaining better relations with China, but her special effort in this direction has not been seen. At the same time, by releasing a selfie video with PM Modi and calling this team Melody, she has definitely given chilli to China. The purpose of BRI is to connect China with Europe and other parts of Asia.
Is Georgia Meloni paying more attention to India to defeat China?
Her decision to come out of BRI shows that Georgia Meloni has become disillusioned with China. She knows that money is necessary for Italy, but the conditions on which China was giving the money are not acceptable to Meloni. Meanwhile, the attitude she has adopted towards India indicates that she is looking at India as the most important partner. She is focusing on India to defeat China in Asia. The way Georgia Meloni welcomed the heads of states in this year’s G7 summit was quite interesting. She was seen welcoming the heads of states with folded hands.
In which areas will the partnership between India and Italy increase?
Foreign Affairs Expert Sheetal Sharma said, ‘In the coming years, India and Italy’s partnership will emerge further in trade and investment, defense, climate energy and cultural heritage. India’s own interests, as we know, are going to have continuity in India’s foreign policy. Our foreign policy will be interest based as well as value based. If we look at trade, our trade statistics are around 15 billion euros, which is not very impressive, but there is a lot of scope. There is unexplored potential between India and Italy, which can be tapped.’
Italy has good relations with America, Britain, France and Germany, but except Britain and USA, all these countries have either a right-wing government or are on the verge of coming to power. The leaders of most of the G7 countries are struggling to save their credibility. At the same time, Narendra Modi He has become the Prime Minister for the third consecutive time. The Indian government is stable and this is a good sign for the world. Both Georgia Meloni and PM Modi are popular leaders in their country and have similar views on many issues like terrorism. At the same time, many countries prefer India over China because trusting China is very risky.
Meloni the strongest leader among G7 countries?
Georgia Meloni is one of those few leaders in G7 who are becoming strong in their local politics. Former ambassador Deepak Vohra says that Meloni’s popularity is also increasing in the European Union. He said that Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is going to face elections and he will lose. The French President has dissolved the Parliament and now it seems that someone from the opposition will become the Prime Minister. Elections are also going to be held in America and in Canada, Justin Trudeau’s chair is shaking, so there is only one leader of G7 who is stable, that is Georgia Meloni. Her biggest issue is immigration and when she won the election, it was a big issue. She has said many times that immigration is a very important problem for her, if Europe does not want immigrants then make them capable so that they can stop it.
G7 countries busy saving power?
Top leaders of countries like Britain, France, Germany, America, Canada and Japan are busy saving their power. Joe Biden is struggling for credibility after his son Hunter Biden was convicted. At the same time, Japan’s Fumio Kishida is also not seen as a strong candidate for the Prime Minister. The situation is the same in the rest of the G7 countries and at the moment the strongest seems to be Italy’s Georgia Meloni.
Why do G7 countries need India?
India has been invited to the G7 summit 11 times and Prime Minister Modi has attended the summit for the fifth consecutive time. Elections are going to be held in many G7 countries in the near future. In the midst of global turmoil, China and Russia are at the center. In such a situation, Western countries want India on their side. Strong democracy and growing economy make India a strong partner of Western countries and due to this, these countries give importance to India in major policies also.