Be mindful of strong India-Italy ties, says MEA after Rahul's jibe at Modi & Meloni

At an event Thursday, Rahul had ridiculed PM Modi’s handling of foreign policy.NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs Friday urged everyone to be mindful of strong India-Italy ties and the need to be respectful to each other. The remark followed a controversy over Congress member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi as well as party neta Sandeep Dikshit's jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on foreign policy that involved Italian PM Giorgia Meloni."We have strong ties with Italy. Our ties with Italy in recent years have expanded and strengthened in every which way, and it's important that, as part of diplomatic practice, we strengthen our ties, keeping in mind being respectful of each other. There's mutual understanding between the two sides," said spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.At an event Thur