Modi–Meloni reunion takes over G20 Summit — warm handshake turns into viral laughter!
Johannesburg/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, the two global leaders whose bonhomie always goes viral, on Saturday met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit which is currently underway in South Africa.
In a video, the two leaders were seen shaking hands and talking until both broke into laughter.
#WATCH | Johannesburg, South Africa | Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the G-20 Summit
— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2025
(Source: DD News) pic.twitter.com/a4DvBgOLmD
Modi had last met Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada's Kananaskis last June.
The videos not just went viral but also Meloni's remark where the Italian PM said she was trying to be like Modi.
In what could be heard in the viral video, Meloni told Modi, "You are the best, I am trying to be as you (like you)."
PM @narendramodi met Italian PM @GiorgiaMeloni on the sidelines of the #G7Summit.
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) June 18, 2025
In a warm exchange, PM Meloni greeted him with a handshake and said — “You are the best, I am trying to be as you.”#IndiaItalyPartnership pic.twitter.com/cb26N2QsAD
During the 2024 G7 Summit, Modi's selfie moment with Meloni had gone viral as the two global leaders acknowledged the term "Melodi" which went viral on social media.
The viral picture was almost a deja vu moment for the two global leaders whose selfie at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai had turned out to be popular.
PM Narendra Modi and Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni's selfie on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Italy. pic.twitter.com/wE1ihPHzeq
— ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2024
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