Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Kananaskis, Canada, on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit. Expressing enthusiasm over deepening ties between India and Italy, PM Modi said he was confident that bilateral relations between the two countries will continue to strengthen and be fruitful.
In a video, PM Modi was seen shaking hands with the Italian prime minister as the two leaders engaged in a brief conversation during the G7 Summit.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025
#PMModiAtG7
(Source: ANI/DD) pic.twitter.com/Z6dYAvORPJ
Their meeting quickly caught attention on social media, and the hashtag #Melodi began trending soon after. This is not the first time that visuals of PM Modi and Meloni’s friendly rapport have gone viral.
Italia e India, legate da una grande amicizia 🇮🇹🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/krc54mpq6G
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) June 17, 2025
Meloni had shared a selfie with PM Modi during the COP28 summit in Dubai, captioning it: “Good friends at COP28, #Melodi.”
Good friends at COP28.#Melodi pic.twitter.com/g0W6R0RJJo
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) December 1, 2023
Hi friends, from #Melodi pic.twitter.com/OslCnWlB86
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) June 15, 2024
5 Facts About Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
As the ‘Melodi Moment’ makes the rounds on social media, here are 5 facts to know about Giorgia Meloni:
1. Giorgia Meloni was born on January 15, 1977, in Rome, Italy. According to some political profiles, her father, a tax advisor, had communist sympathies and supported the Italian Communist Party, while her mother was a novelist. As per information available on Wikipedia, Meloni’s father left the family and moved to the Canary Islands, where he remarried. She was just one year old at the time. She has four step-siblings from his second marriage.
2. In October 2022, Giorgia Meloni became the first female Prime Minister of Italy and leads the far-right party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia). In the years leading up to Meloni’s election, her party has witnessed a sudden surge in popularity.
3. Meloni entered politics at a very young age. At just 15, she joined the Youth Front, the youth wing of the far-right Italian Social Movement (MSI). From there, her political journey gained momentum. Between 2008 and 2011, she served as the Minister of Youth in Silvio Berlusconi’s government.
4. After taking over as the Prime Minister of Italy, Meloni has introduced several conservative policies, with a strong emphasis on immigration control. Her government has enforced stricter border rules and repatriation efforts to tackle illegal immigration. She also advocates for measures aimed at increasing the birth rate and has introduced measures to financially support the families.
5. The economic policies introduced by Meloni are aimed at cutting down taxes, boosting Italian businesses and deregulating the economy.
