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This special report from India Today details a so-called peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, featuring US President Donald Trump, Pakistan's PM Shahbaz Sharif, and other global leaders. The report captures several awkward moments, including Trump's comment about the Italian Prime Minister: 'She's a beautiful young woman... if you use the word "beautiful" in the United States about a woman, that's the end of your political career, but I'll take my chances.' . The programme documents a series of bizarre interactions, such as a prolonged handshake between Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif publicly nominating Trump for a Nobel Prize. Amidst the spectacle, the report highlights that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to skip the event, sending Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh instead, a decision portrayed as a wise diplomatic move to maintain distance from the drama.
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