India Italy Partnership: PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Italy has given a new direction to the relations between India and Italy. After the high level meeting held in Rome between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, both the countries have agreed to upgrade their relations to Special Strategic Partnership. During this period, it has been decided to increase cooperation in many important areas like trade, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, defense space and education. The special thing is that the big impact of this partnership can be seen on Indian students, researchers and professionals.

Cooperation will increase in education and research sector

India and Italy have prepared new roadmaps regarding higher education and research. Both the countries have laid emphasis on increasing university exchange programs, research partnerships and student cooperation. This may open up new opportunities for Indian students to study and research in Italy. It is being told that both the countries will promote cooperation between educational institutions, so that joint research projects can be started in areas like technology, science, design and innovation. This will increase the chances of Indian students getting access to the advanced research networks of Europe.

Movement will become easier for Indian students and professionals

Migration and Mobility Agreement is also being taken forward between India and Italy. Under this, work is being done to make the movement easier for students, professionals and skilled workers. According to reports, currently more than 5100 Indian students are studying in Italy and this number may increase further in the coming time. Both the countries have also decided to increase cooperation for easy entry and employment of Indian nurses and healthcare professionals in Italy. This can open new career opportunities in Europe for Indian youth.

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New opportunities will be found in AI and quantum technology

During the meeting, India and Italy agreed to work together in future technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing. Both countries will focus on research, skills, development and technology innovation. Experts believe that this will give an opportunity to Indian startups, engineering students, tech professionals to connect with the tech network of Europe. Both the countries can start new projects and research initiatives together.

Work will also be done on Design in Italy, Scale in India model

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Italy is known in the world for design and precision, while India has become a major center of scale, talent and affordable innovation. With this thinking, both the countries will work on Design and Development in India and Italy, Deliver for the World model. Under this, there is also a plan to set up India-Italy Innovation Center, where startups and tech companies of both the countries will be able to work together.

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PM Modi is currently on a tour of five countries, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, UAE and Italy. In the last leg of this journey, he has reached Italy’s capital Rome, where he gifted a packet of India’s famous ‘Parle Melody’ chocolate to Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. Let us know when Parle’s famous Melody Chocolate was made? What is its history?

What did PM Meloni say on PM Modi’s gift?

Georgia Meloni was very happy to see this surprise gift from PM Modi. He thanked PM Modi by sharing a video on the social media platform ‘X’ (earlier Twitter). He said that Prime Minister Modi has brought the best Toffee Melody as a gift for me. As soon as this video came on the internet, people liked it very much. There was a flood of memes and comments on social media.

When was Parle’s Melody made?

As soon as this video went viral, people started searching about Parle’s ‘Melody’. Everyone wants to know when this favorite toffee of our childhood was made and what is its history? Let us tell you that ‘Melody’ has been made by India’s oldest and well-known company Parle Products. Parle company launched it about 41 years ago i.e. in the year 1983.

In the 1980s and 90s, Melody entered the Indian market and within no time it became the first choice of children and adults alike. The specialty of this toffee is that it has a sweet layer of caramel on the outside and is filled with chocolate cream inside. This unique taste makes it different from other toffees. There was a time when this toffee was available for just 50 paise. Despite rising inflation, even today it is easily available at just one rupee at almost every small and big shop in India.

Why is Melody so chocolatey?

If you belong to the 90s, then you will definitely remember the TV Ad of Melody. Its slogan was, ‘Why is the melody so chocolatey?’ Eat the melody, know yourself!’ This line is counted among the most successful advertisements of the country. This tagline was such a hit that people started joking with friends by taking the name of Melody even in their everyday conversations. The interesting thing is that till date the company has not told why Melody is really so chocolatey and this mystery became its biggest strength.

How did the journey of ‘Parle’ begin?

The company that created the iconic toffee like Melody also has a very glorious history. Parle company was started in the year 1929. It was started by the Chauhan family (Mohanlal Chauhan) in Vile Parle area of ​​Mumbai. Initially this company used to work as a bakery with only 12 people and used to make bread-buns etc. In 1939, the company started making biscuits, of which ‘Parle-G’ became the most famous. Later, candies like Melody in 1983 and ‘Mango Bite’ in 1989 were launched in the market. This company, which started with just Rs 60 thousand, has today become a company with a value of more than Rs 45 thousand crore.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on Italy tour, has gifted Melody toffee to the Italian PM Georgia Meloni, the video of which has been shared by the Italian PM herself on Instagram. The video of this gift given by PM Modi has gone viral on social media.

In the video shared by Georgia Meloni, she is saying, ‘Prime Minister Modi has given me a very good gift, which is a very good toffee.’ After this PM Modi himself says – Melody. After which both the leaders laugh openly.

Thank you for the gift pic.twitter.com/7ePxbJwPbA

— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) May 20, 2026

PM Modi earlier met Georgia Meloni over dinner, after which both the leaders visited the Coliseum. PM Modi and Georgia Meloni traveled in the same car, that is, once again PM Modi adopted car diplomacy to strengthen relations with Italy.

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Upon landing in Rome, had the opportunity to meet Prime Minister Meloni over dinner followed by a visit to the iconic Colosseum. We exchanged perspectives on a wide range of subjects. Looking forward to our talks today, where we will continue the conversation on how to boost the… pic.twitter.com/df0bDYKCdU

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 20, 2026

PM Modi shared the photo on Instagram and wrote, ‘After reaching Rome, we got the opportunity to meet Prime Minister Meloni for dinner, after which we visited the prestigious Colosseum. We shared our views on many topics. Looking forward to our talks today, in which we will continue to discuss ways to further strengthen India-Italy friendship.

Welcome to Rome, my friend! pic.twitter.com/mUjFL4HIqY

— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) May 19, 2026

Italian Prime Minister Meloni welcomed PM Modi in Rome and called him my friend. Meloni posted a photo with PM Modi from the historic Colosseum stand on the X and said, ‘Welcome to Rome, my friend.’

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