‘मेलोडी’ तक सीमित नहीं PM मोदी-मेलोनी की मीटिंग, समझें- भारत के लिए क्यों अहम इटली – modi meloni melodi diplomacy india italy relations ntc rlch
Prime Minister Modi is going to return to India on Thursday morning after visiting five countries. After the PM arrives, there will be an important meeting on the inflation front. But meanwhile, what is PM Modi bringing to the country from his foreign tour of 5 countries in 6 days? This question is being asked by the opposition.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to UAE on May 15 on a visit to 5 countries and from there he reached Italy via Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.
Meanwhile, PM Modi met Italy’s PM Georgia Meloni Gifted toffee to Melody, whose video has crossed 100 million views on Instagram. The meeting of PM Modi and Meloni has not made headlines on social media for the first time. Earlier, when Meloni had come to India 3 years ago, there was a lot of discussion about their meeting.
Actually, which Italy Prime Minister Meloni himself announced Italy’s closeness to India, which was once leaning towards China. PM Modi’s gift to Meloni went viral so fast on social media because by combining the names of both the leaders on social media, the word ‘Melody’ i.e. Modi and Meloni meaning ‘Melodi’ once again came into discussion.
By combining the names of Meloni and Modi, people started calling her Melody in a funny and friendly manner, which this gift made famous afresh. Meloni also happily accepted this and thanked Prime Minister Modi by sharing the video on her social media handle ‘X’.
Let us tell you that Modi and Meloni met at the COP28 summit in Dubai in December 2023. While sharing the photo of this meeting, Meloni had written ‘Melody’ for the first time in the caption. The word became an internet meme and trend after pictures and videos of the two leaders went viral at the G20 and other international events. The way crores of people around the world saw this picture, it added sweetness to the diplomatic relations between India and Italy. The effect of this closeness was also visible on the language of Italian Prime Minister Modi.
After reaching Rome, the meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni took place in a very beautiful manner. The two leaders met on a magnificent terrace in Rome, where both witnessed the beautiful view of the sunset i.e. ‘Golden Hour’. During this, Meloni was seen telling Prime Minister Modi about the important areas of Rome. Whereas PM Modi was seen asking questions curiously.
After becoming Prime Minister in 2014, PM Modi reached Italy for bilateral talks for the first time, for which a special dinner was organized. During this, informal discussions were held on major global issues like India-Italy cooperation and ‘India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor’. After dinner, PM Modi and Georgia Meloni visited Rome’s historical monument Colosseum.
The construction of this historical monument, included in the Seven Wonders of the World, began between 70-72 AD, which was used for gladiator fights and public spectacles. After this, both of them came out together in the same car and their selfie went viral. Meloni took one such selfie in front of the historical Colosseum and wrote on social media – Welcome to Rome, my friend!
After reaching Rome, PM Modi also shared pictures of this beautiful meeting. PM Modi said that after dinner, both the leaders visited the famous Colosseum and discussed many global topics. Apart from working together in various sectors like AI, defence, space and entering a new era of strategic partnership, Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Italy will also be remembered for this melody moment, in which the whole world is witnessing the friendship and chemistry of Modi and Meloni.
Rahul Gandhi raised questions on PM’s visit
India and Italy upgraded their relations and announced a Special Strategic Partnership. Rahul Gandhi is attacking PM Modi on his foreign tours. It is being said that Modi himself went abroad after giving the message of saving to everyone. The question is, what did you get from PM Modi’s tour of five countries? To understand this, only Italy is enough, which may be being discussed because of the melody moment, but the sweetness coming from both the countries is very useful for India.
It is noteworthy that India’s foreign exchange reserves are under pressure due to the Iran war. India needs dollars at this time and can get it only through exports. In this respect, Italy is very important for India, because Italy is India’s fourth largest trading partner in the European Union. In the year 2025, there will be a trade of Rs 1 lakh 60 thousand crore between the two countries. India exports Rs 96045 crore to Italy, which is 9.42% more than the year 2024. Whereas India imports Rs 64 thousand 28 crore from Italy.
Both the countries want to take this business to Rs 2 lakh 25 thousand crore by 2029, which is a big target in itself. Prime Minister’s visit to Italy can prove to be very helpful in increasing India’s export prospects. This is the reason why BJP calls Rahul Gandhi’s attacks his frustration. Nitin Naveen: In Italy, PM Modi also met big businessmen there, in which investment, manufacturing and new industrial partnerships in India were discussed.
Italy is also important for service sector
Italy can open new possibilities for India in terms of service sector. In the year 2025, the services trade will be around Rs 15 thousand crores, which is 19.94% more than in 2024. Indians living in Italy sent Rs 6672 crore in the year 2025, which is 32.8% more than last year. If we talk about Italy’s FDI in India, then between April 2000-September 2025, Italy stood at 19th position, with an investment of Rs 41 thousand crore, of which the maximum investment is 29.8% in automobile, 17.1% in trading and 5.6% in industrial machinery.
Italy is also very important in terms of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. India and Italy want to take this project forward and strengthen trade-connectivity, which will connect India to Europe through the Gulf countries. In such a situation, an attempt may be made to limit Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Italy to just one picture, but the reality is that Italy is very important for strengthening India economically.
Defense relations between Pakistan and Italy are very deep. Pakistan buys large quantities of arms from Italy to modernize its army. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh had asked his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto to stop selling arms to Pakistan. The big thing is that India and Italy have decided to increase their closeness in the defense sector also. Both the countries are also preparing to work together in the defense sector. India has also got the support of Italy regarding cross border terrorism.
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