PM Modi Meets With President Donald Trump at G7 Summit After 16 Months | Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met each other at the G7 Summit in Evian, France, on Tuesday, marking their first meeting in 16 months following prolonged trade tensions.

A video showed the two leaders smiling and warmly shaking hands with each others as they exchanged pleasantries at the Outreach Session of the G7 Summit. Both leaders then sat next to each other after the 20-second handshake.

Trump and PM Modi also posed with other world leaders for a group photo. They stood on either sides of French President Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting the Summit. The picture also captured European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Notably, Trump and PM Modi did not exchange greetings during the group photo session.

The two leaders are set to hold bilateral talks Wednesday on the sidelines of the Summit.

The meeting between Trump and PM Modi comes amidst tension between the two countries over the attack on a ship carrying 24 Indian crew members. While 21 Indians were rescued, three were declared dead.