India, Dec. 10 -- Maritime security, connectivity and closer economic cooperation topped the agenda for Italian deputy prime minister Antonio Tajani's meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian leadership on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said.

Tajani, who is also the foreign minister, is on his second visit to India this year. He is accompanied by a large business delegation, reflecting the importance attached by Italy to strengthening trade and investment ties with India. Besides Modi, Tajani also met National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and external affairs minister S Jaishankar.

Connectivity, including the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), and maritime security came up in the meeting betwe...