PM Modi, Trump to meet on sidelines of G7 Summit in France on June 17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will hold bilateral talks on June 17 on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will hold bilateral talks on June 17 on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, the White House confirmed on Saturday. The meeting will mark the first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders since February 2025, when Prime Minister Modi visited President Trump following his victory in the November 2024 US presidential election. Read Full Story Prime Minister Modi will attend the G7 Summit on June 16-17 at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
During the summit, he is expected to engage with G7 leaders, partner countries and international organisations on a range of issues, including global partnerships, sustainable economic growth and the safe deployment of artificial intelligence. Since their last meeting, India-US ties have faced strains on multiple fronts, including Washington's imposition of steep tariffs on Indian exports, President Trump's repeated claims that he helped resolve the India-Pakistan conflict in May 2025 — a claim New Delhi has consistently rejected — and India's oil trade with Russia.
TALKS UNDER THE SHADOW OF SAILORS' DEATHS The talks will also take place against the backdrop of growing tensions over the Iran war, which has had significant economic repercussions for India. Relations have come under further pressure following recent US attacks on several oil tankers carrying Indian sailors off the coast of Oman. One such strike targeted the Palau-flagged tanker Settebello, killing three Indian seafarers on board. Following the deaths, New Delhi lodged a strong protest with Washington and summoned the US Charg d'Affaires.
The Ministry of External Affairs said it had conveyed its deep concern over the use of lethal force against civilian shipping and stressed that attacks on commercial vessels undermine the safety, security and stability of international maritime commerce. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reportedly defended the strikes. During a conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Rubio is said to have maintained that Washington would not tolerate any violation of its blockade at the Strait of Hormuz. Ends
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