Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden exchanged greetings after they met at some stage in a go to to a mangrove wooded area in Bali at the sidelines of the G20 summit. This got here an afternoon after President Biden walked over to the Prime Minister to shake his hand earlier than they took their seats subsequent to every on the summit. Photos shared with the aid of using Prime Minister Modi on Twitter confirmed international leaders planting mangrove saplings to ship out a message at the combat towards weather change.

In one of the photos, Prime Minister Modi, President Biden and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo are visible elevating their lawn hoes and smiling on the camera. In every other photograph, the Prime Minister is visible interacting with President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.

In the video of the 2 leaders’ interplay yesterday, Prime Minister Modi at the start seems to have ignored seeing President Biden drawing close him, however then turns round fast for a handshake and offers him a hug. As President Biden proceeds to his seat, PM Modi says some thing to him that makes him laugh. The heat interactions among the Prime Minister and americaA president come in opposition to the backdrop of India’s refusal to toe the West line at the Russia-Ukraine conflict. India has time and again referred to as for a ceasefire and a pressed for a diplomatic option to the conflict, however abstained from taking a side. On the query of purchasing oil from Russia at a time while the Vladimir Putin-led dispensation faces steep sanctions over its assault on Ukraine, India has stated there is “no ethical conflict” whatsoever.