Italy’s prime minister is visiting India and the United Arab Emirates this week to reset defense ties after a series of diplomatic crises saw Italian defense sales banned in India and Italian military personnel ejected from a key base in the Gulf.
Prime minister Giorgia Meloni landed in New Delhi on Thursday to meet Indian leader Narendra Modi ahead of a trip to Abu Dhabi on Friday and Saturday – a tour which Rome officials hope will sweeten up soured relationships with India and Dubai.
In New Delhi, Meloni told Modi she wanted to get defense sales back on track, while Modi talked up opportunities for defense industry coproduction between the two countries.
The Indian leader also announced the two countries would start joint military exercises and training.
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