<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Sunday had a bit of “samosa” diplomacy on Sunday – just days before they are going to hold a virtual summit. </p>.<p>Morrison tried his hands at making “samosa” at his home in Canberra on Sunday and posted the pictures of the snacks on Twitter. He, however, called the snacks – “ScoMosas” – naming it after himself. He also added “mango chutney” to make the “ScoMosas” all the more delicious.</p>.<p> And, he wished he could share it with Modi, his counterpart in New Delhi</p>.<p>“Sunday ScoMosas with mango chutney, all made from scratch - including the chutney! A pity my meeting with @narendramodi this week is by videolink. They’re vegetarian, I would have liked to share them with him,” Morrison posted on Twitter.</p>.<p>Modi and Morrison are scheduled to hold a bilateral summit through video-link on Thursday. This is the first bilateral summit the Prime Minister will hold virtually with a foreign counterpart, after he and many other world leaders had to suspend overseas travels in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>The Prime Minister warmly responded to the tweet by his counterpart in Australia.</p>.<p>“Connected by the Indian Ocean, united by the Indian Samosa! Looks delicious, PM @ScottMorrisonMP! Once we achieve a decisive victory against COVID-19, we will enjoy the Samosas together. Looking forward to our video meet on the 4th,” Modi replied to Scott on Twitter.</p>.<p>Morrison would been the first foreign leader to visit New Delhi and meet Modi in 2020. But his visit – scheduled from January 13 to 16 – had to be indefinitely postponed as he had to cancel all foreign tours to remain in Canberra and oversee efforts to control a devastating bushfire in southeastern Australia.</p>.<p>With the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed to contain it making it difficult to reschedule Morrison’s visit to New Delhi, he and Modi finally decided to hold a virtual summit through video-conferencing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Looks delicious, PM @ScottMorrisonMP. Once we achieve a decisive victory against COVID-19, we will enjoy the Samosas together. Looking forward to our video meet on the 4th," Modi said. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Sunday had a bit of “samosa” diplomacy on Sunday – just days before they are going to hold a virtual summit. </p>.<p>Morrison tried his hands at making “samosa” at his home in Canberra on Sunday and posted the pictures of the snacks on Twitter. He, however, called the snacks – “ScoMosas” – naming it after himself. He also added “mango chutney” to make the “ScoMosas” all the more delicious.</p>.<p> And, he wished he could share it with Modi, his counterpart in New Delhi</p>.<p>“Sunday ScoMosas with mango chutney, all made from scratch - including the chutney! A pity my meeting with @narendramodi this week is by videolink. They’re vegetarian, I would have liked to share them with him,” Morrison posted on Twitter.</p>.<p>Modi and Morrison are scheduled to hold a bilateral summit through video-link on Thursday. This is the first bilateral summit the Prime Minister will hold virtually with a foreign counterpart, after he and many other world leaders had to suspend overseas travels in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>The Prime Minister warmly responded to the tweet by his counterpart in Australia.</p>.<p>“Connected by the Indian Ocean, united by the Indian Samosa! Looks delicious, PM @ScottMorrisonMP! Once we achieve a decisive victory against COVID-19, we will enjoy the Samosas together. Looking forward to our video meet on the 4th,” Modi replied to Scott on Twitter.</p>.<p>Morrison would been the first foreign leader to visit New Delhi and meet Modi in 2020. But his visit – scheduled from January 13 to 16 – had to be indefinitely postponed as he had to cancel all foreign tours to remain in Canberra and oversee efforts to control a devastating bushfire in southeastern Australia.</p>.<p>With the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed to contain it making it difficult to reschedule Morrison’s visit to New Delhi, he and Modi finally decided to hold a virtual summit through video-conferencing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Looks delicious, PM @ScottMorrisonMP. Once we achieve a decisive victory against COVID-19, we will enjoy the Samosas together. Looking forward to our video meet on the 4th," Modi said. </p>
