Prime Minister Modi leaves for the G7 summit to be held in Germany -

New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi left on Saturday for the G7 meeting to be held in Germany. The Prime Minister informed that he would be discussing the issues of energy, food security, counter-terrorism actions, democracy and climate with the G7 countries. The Prime Minister said that detailed discussions would be held with the leaders of G7 countries and the partners of G7.

India had received the invitation for the G7 meeting to be held in Germany. The meeting to be held on 26th and 27th June has gained paramount diplomatic, strategic and economic importance. The issue of the Ukraine war will be on the anvil during the meeting. India maintained its relations with Russia even while the war is being fought in Ukraine, defying all the pressure exerted by the western countries. Therefore, there were talks that India would not be invited for the G7 meeting.

But German Chancellor Scholtz called Prime Minister Modi and invited him for the meeting. Despite this, there is a strong possibility that fresh efforts will be made to pressurise India regarding cooperation with Russia. The United States initiated this a few days ago by expressing displeasure over the Indian cooperation with Russia. But this would hardly have any effect on the Indian policies. India firmly believes that the Ukraine issue must only be resolved through political dialogue. Prime Minister Modi will present this Indian stand more emphatically at the G7 meeting.

Meanwhile, saying that he will be discussing the issues of energy, food security, counter-terrorism actions, democracy and climate with the G7 countries, the Prime Minister has clarified the Indian priorities. Prime Minister Modi will be holding bilateral talks with the leaders of the member countries. These bilateral talks will be crucial against the background of the changing global scenario.

After the G7 meeting, Prime Minister Modi will be visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE country head, Sheikh Khalifa Biz Zayed al-Nahyan, expired on the 13th of May. Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan became the chief of UAE after that. Prime Minister Modi will be meeting and holding talks with the new country chief of UAE. The Prime Minister’s UAE visit becomes essential against the background of the economic and strategic cooperation developing between the two countries.