India and Italy agree to elevate ties to special strategic partnership
India and Italy have agreed to elevate their relationship to a special strategic partnership. This decision was made during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, focusing on trade, investment, and technology cooperation. The two nations aim to enhance their economic ties, with a target of reaching €20 billion in annual bilateral trade by 2029.
- ▪India and Italy will enhance cooperation in trade, investment, and new technologies.
- ▪Bilateral trade between India and Italy reached €14.25 billion in 2025.
- ▪The two countries have set a target of €20 billion in annual bilateral trade by 2029.
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India and Italy decided to elevate their ties to a special strategic partnership and enhance cooperation in areas of trade, investment and new technologies following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni.Also read: PM Modi’s visit to Italy highlights on May 20, 2026“We deliberated extensively on enhancing India-Italy ties,” PM Modi said in a joint press statement after talks with Meloni.PM Modi, who landed in Rome on Tuesday night (May 20, 2026) on the final leg of his five-nation tour, was accorded a ceremonial military honour when he arrived for talks with Ms.
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