WATCH - US President Joe Biden walked up to PM Narendra Modi to greet him

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with world leaders gathered at the Schloss Elmau resort in the Bavarian Alps for the G7 Summit. He shared smiles, laughter and warm handshakes with US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and especially with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, signifying a building of closer ties with Ottawa after the past few years of aloofness.

PM Modi, who arrives at the luxury resort, was welcomed at the summit venue by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The two leaders shared a warm handshake. They had met on May 2 in Berlin for the bilateral summit and are meeting again today for bilateral talks, their second in as many months.

The PM is to attend two sessions today. He will attend the plenary on ‘Investing in a Better Future: Climate, Energy, Health’, and a working session on ‘Stronger Together: Addressing Food Security and Advancing Gender Equality’.

He is to have bilaterals with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with Indonesia President Joko Widodo, and the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, as well as the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Surrounded by the magical beauty of the Bavarian Alps, Schloss Elmau is a pristine luxury retreat just over 60 miles south of Munich. (Inputs from agencies)