During his diplomatic visit to Rome, Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with a packet of India’s popular Melody toffees.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday began a major diplomatic tour covering the UAE and several European nations, including the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. The six-day visit is expected to focus on strengthening India’s strategic partnerships in areas such as trade, energy security, defence cooperation, artificial intelligence and green technology. The tour comes at a crucial time as global tensions and uncertainty in energy markets continue to affect economies worldwide.
For the third consecutive time, the world’s biggest football
stage will not feature its most decorated protagonist. Italy, the four-time world champion, has
failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a sporting tragedy that has now transitioned from
a shock to a haunting trend.
On 10 th September 2025 Indian PM Modi and Italian PM Georgia Meloni engaged in a telephonic conference on the state of war in Ukraine and both leaders agreed that the war must stop and there must be peace in the country. It also meant improving the ties between India and Italy.
A global jump in coffee bean prices caused in part by trade disruptions and climate change has alarmed italians. Nearly three-quarters of the Italians drink coffee by which almost always mean espresso for them at least once a day.
