G7 Pledges $50 Billion to Ukraine Using Frozen Russian Funds: Here’s How It’ll Help

27 Oct 2024

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have reached a consensus on a $50 billion aid package to support Ukraine, with funds backed by profits from Russian sovereign assets frozen after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Announced on Friday, this major financing decision aims to begin disbursement by the end...

Iran Rejects G7 Condemnation Of Missile Strikes On Israel As Biased

03 Oct 2024

Iran has dismissed the Group of Seven (G7) condemnation of its recent missile attacks on Israel, labeling the statement "biased and irresponsible." Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks on Thursday following Iran's launch of over 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday. The strikes were described as retaliation for...

G7 Summit Highlights Importance of India-Europe Economic Corridor. What Is It?

16 Jun 2024

The recently held G7 Summit in Italy placed significant emphasis on the India-Europe Corridor, also known as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). The infrastructure aims to strengthen strategic ties amid ongoing tensions in West Asia. India has already commenced work on the IMEC, initially announced during the G20 Leaders...

G7 Declaration Omits Abortion and LGBTQ Rights References

15 Jun 2024

The key focus of the recently-held G7 summit in Italy was on artificial intelligence, the global economy, security and defence, as well as the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza. However, abortion rights and LGBTQ issues did not appear in the official G7 declaration, which was made public on Friday....

PM Modi Strengthens Bilateral Ties at G7 Summit. Here’s Key Meeting

15 Jun 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to India on Saturday after attending the 50th G7 summit in Apulia, Italy, where he was joined by several other world leaders. Upon his return, PM Modi highlighted the many fruitful dialogues he had on key global issues under the G7 platform. He also emphasized...

‘Team Melodi’: Italian PM Meloni Shares Video With PM Modi

15 Jun 2024

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, shared a video on Saturday, with PM Modi. In the video, she was heard saying “Hello from the Melodi team.” Both the leaders were also seen laughing in the clip. Interestingly, the term ‘Melodi’ (Meloni+ Modi) was coined by netizens following the two leaders meeting...

G7 Summit: Key Discussions and Takeaways from PM Narendra Modi and Global Leaders

15 Jun 2024

PM Modi’s Address and Meetings: Productive Discussions: PM Modi highlighted the fruitful discussions with global leaders on significant issues. He expressed his appreciation to Italy for their warm hospitality. Meeting with PM Meloni: Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni greeted each other with a namaste, reinforcing cultural respect. They...

The Might of G7

15 Jun 2024

The concept of a forum for the capitalist world’s major industrialized countries emerged before the 1973 oil crisis. It began with five-member countries in 1973 and eventually two more nations joined it till 1976. Let’s deep dive into the report on evolution, and significance of G7 in the world political...

G7: PM Modi, Rishi Sunak Commend Advancement In FTA Negotiations

14 Jun 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two countries. The leaders held a bilateral meeting in Apulia, Italy, on the sidelines of the 50th Summit of the Group of Seven (G7). During...

In Graphics: G7 Summit-The Group Of Seven; All You Need To Know

14 Jun 2024

The G7 is an informal alliance of industrialised democracies that meets yearly to discuss topics including international security, global economic governance, and, most recently, artificial intelligence. The G7 members are the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK. Global Leaders Gather in Italy for the summit Hosted...