Rome, May 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (local time) arrived in Italy's capital, Rome, as part of the last leg of his five-nation tour.

The Prime Minister will meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella, hold bilateral talks with PM Georgia Meloni and participate in other diplomatic engagements before departing for India on Wednesday.

The visit comes amid strong momentum in India-Italy relations, with both sides actively advancing the Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029, a broad framework for cooperation across multiple areas. These include trade--which reached USD 16.77 billion in 2025--investment, with cumulative FDI of USD 3.66 billion (April 2000-September 2025), as well as defence and security, clean energy, innovat...