Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bear hugs are world-famous. This time it was for US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at G7 Hiroshima Summit in Japan. The meeting between the two leaders comes ahead of the third in-person summit of leaders of the Quad summit later today. PM Modi is attending the G7 Summit under the Japanese Presidency at the invitation of PM Fumio Kishida.
The meeting with Biden today comes ahead of Prime Minister Modi's official State visit to the US from June 21 to 24, where he will be hosted by US President Biden at the White House.
It is noteworthy that the President of Ukraine Volodomir Zelenskyy is also participating in this conference. In such a situation, the world is watching India's stand regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. Although, Prime Minister Modi in an interview given in Japan in the morning, had cleared India's stance regarding the Russia-Ukraine war and that it advocates dialogue and diplomacy to resolve disputes.