India’s Modi Warns of Trust Deficit Ahead of Meeting With Trump

At the G7 summit in Evian around 17 June 2026, India’s Modi met Trump. Ahead of the meeting, Modi warned of a “shortage of trust”. Trump called Modi “a total killer, a tough trader”, said “If India attacked, we will help” and said he will visit India in the future. Modi told Trump the seafarers issue is “of utmost importance” and appealed on Hormuz. He also said the Global South cannot be asked to bear the brunt of the Iran war alone.

Modi also met Zelensky in Evian and said India is always on the side of peace. On trade, the India-UK free trade deal is to come into force on 15 July, and Modi said an EU free trade agreement is expected by year-end.