Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held their first in-person bilateral meeting in nearly 16 months on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. Modi raised the safety of Indian seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz, days after three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike in the Gulf of Oman, urging that the issue receive the "highest priority" in the upcoming US-Iran peace implementation. Trump acknowledged the deaths but stopped short of an apology, calling seafaring "a rough profession," while praising Modi as a "tough negotiator." The two leaders also discussed ongoing trade negotiations and reaffirmed cooperation in energy, defence and technology.
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Modi-Trump Hold First In-Person Meeting in 16 Months at G7 Summit, Discuss Hormuz Safety
Key Points
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held their first in-person bilateral meeting in nearly 16 months on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026
- Modi raised the safety of Indian seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz, days after three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike in the Gulf of Oman, urging that the issue receive the "highest priority" in the upcoming US-Iran peace implementation
- Trump acknowledged the deaths but stopped short of an apology, calling seafaring "a rough profession," while praising Modi as a "tough negotiator." The two leaders also discussed ongoing trade negotiations and reaffirmed cooperation in energy, defence and technology
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• Modi-Trump meeting venue: Évian-les-Bains, G7 Summit, 17 June 2026 • Context: 3 Indian sailors killed in US Navy strike, Gulf of Oman, early June 2026 • Previous Modi-Trump in-person meeting: February 2025, Washington
