Italian PM Meloni chief guest at Raisina Dialogue

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
She is expected to inaugurate the conference on March 2 with PM Narendra Modi.This will be the second year in succession that a prominent
European leader will participate in the Dialogue as the chief guest in the middle of the Ukraine war
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was the chief guest last year
It was at the Raisina that foreign minister S Jaishankar had lashed out at Europe for ignoring the threat to rules-based order in the
Russia-Ukraine conflict to come in the way of bilateral cooperation
Macron, is visiting India next week for a summit meeting with Modi
Indo-Pacific strategy and also looking to contribute both strategically and economically to it
Meloni has also promised to take a much tougher line on China
President Xi Jinping.Modi had congratulated Meloni after the elections in Italy for leading her party Fratelli d'Italia to victory and said
from the Ukraine conflict
Defence, trade, energy, counter-terrorism and people to people ties are other areas the 2 leaders are expected to focus on when they meet
next month.