Overview

• Modi describes the book as Meloni’s “mann ki baat,” calling her journey inspirational and historic.
• He writes that contributing the foreword is a very big honor undertaken with respect, admiration and friendship, praising her as a patriot and an excellent contemporary leader.
• The Indian edition is titled “I Am Giorgia: My Roots, My Principles,” according to reports on the release.
• Coverage notes the memoir was written in 2021 before Meloni became Italy’s first woman prime minister in 2022 and includes candid reflections on motherhood and smear campaigns over her being an unmarried mother.
• The U.S. edition released in June carried a brief foreword by Donald Trump Jr., and the leaders’ public rapport drew attention after a viral #Melodi selfie at COP28 in 2023.