Is the G7's Era of Global Influence Fading? - News18
News 18The G7 is getting bad press, and that’s hardly surprising. UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron are on their last political legs, even as the far-right gains ground and legitimacy. PM Modi did meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, though it is now clear that the prime minister is not attending the Switzerland ‘peace summit’. An incensed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg observed that “90% of the microelectronics imported by Russia last year came from China including parts and electronic equipment essential for producing missiles, bombs, and combat tanks…” That’s a lot. Bilaterals are about investment Prime Minister Modi’s bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Meloni proved particularly substantive, covering topics such as the forthcoming visit of the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour and training ship ITS Vespucci.