Modi expected to meet Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France
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- Modi is expected to meet Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian, France, on June 16-17, their first interaction since their February 2025 meeting in Washington DC.
- The two leaders are expected to cover the bilateral trade pact under negotiation and regional and global matters, though officials did not elaborate on details, per the source.
- Modi's France visit is split into two segments — June 13-14 and June 16-19 — with a state visit to Slovakia in between on June 14-16, making it the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Slovakia since its independence in 1993.
- In Slovakia, Modi will meet Prime Minister Robert Fico and President Peter Pellegrini, with the MEA saying the trip will cover trade, investment, and automobile and railway manufacturing.
- On June 14, Modi will meet French President Macron in Nice and jointly inaugurate the 'Bharat Innovates' event; the MEA highlighted Nice as an important link in the India Middle East Economic Corridor (IMEEC).
- After the G7, Modi travels to Paris on June 18 for bilateral engagements, the VivaTech Summit, and a meeting with the Indian community.
Why it matters: The bilateral trade pact under negotiation remains a key unresolved deliverable, and this is the first Modi-Trump interaction since February 2025. The MEA's framing of Nice as an IMEEC hub and the first-ever Indian PM visit to Slovakia signal India is deliberately broadening its European engagement beyond France and the UK, with tangible economic sectors — auto, rail, startups — named as the focus.
