PM Modi to meet Trump during G7 Summit in France, confirms White House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump during the G7 summit in France scheduled next week, the White House confirmed on Saturday. Notably, PM Modi earlier in the day left for a week-long tour of France and Slovakia and in the departure statement, hew said France occupies "a special place in India's strategic vision" as India is a major customer of the French company Dassault Aviation's Rafale fighter jet.