Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are expected to discuss a proposed trade agreement, energy cooperation, artificial intelligence and the situation in West Asia during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France.
Modi said that sea routes must remain secure and seafarers should be allowed to carry out their duties without fear.
The interaction between the two leaders took place as heads of state and government gathered for the opening session and traditional family photograph of the 52nd G7 Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
As leaders of the world's most powerful economies gather in the French resort town of Evian for the 52nd G7 Summit, the diplomatic spotlight is expected to fall as much on a meeting outside the formal summit agenda as on the deliberations inside it.
America's emergency oil stockpile has fallen to its lowest level in more than four decades after continued releases linked to the Iran conflict, raising concerns about future supply disruptions.
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced the decision on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
''Prime Minister Modi has not rejected this claim even once," said Congress leader Pawan Khera.
In the latest twist in the long and brutal war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has once again injected himself into the peace process ~ this time, after a twohour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his government's intention to fully reoccupy besieged Gaza, dismissed any agreement to end the war, and brushed aside any speculations of a rift with US President Donald Trump.
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a $175 billion missile defence system dubbed the "Golden Dome," appointing US Space Force General Michael Guetlein to lead what Trump described as a "Manhattan Project-scale" initiative.
