Thereâs an art to handshakes, no doubt. 

Everything from business deals to diplomatic visits and divorce settlements end with them - and nothing quite feels like a good old, firm shake of the wrist to formally bring an end to a meeting. 

PM Modi, being an international spokesperson for the country has had several of them since 2014 no doubt - but this Friday, the Prime Minister faced one hell of a handshake following a visit from the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

The 'handshake' there :))))) pic.twitter.com/wORHIAYGkl

â Ashish K Singh (ABP News) (@AshishSinghLIVE) February 14, 2020

Serious props to Indiaâs head honcho for keeping a straight face there. The rather amusing gesture led to several laughs on Twitter as well.

Shaheen Bagh ka "Current"â¡ laga hai Modi Ji koð¹

â â¦â¢âââ¿ðð´ð·ð´ðâ¿âââ¢â¦ (@chin_ga_ri) February 14, 2020

The level of awkwardness Modiji is feeling is equal to when the birthday person doesn't know what to do when everyone is singing around ð¤ª

â Doctor Doctor ð®ð³ (@icedtea28) February 14, 2020

Ye handshake nahi earthquake hai

â Khushboo Mattoo (@MattLaemon) February 14, 2020

The two leaders met at the national capital this week to discuss a series of agreements - seven in total that focus on investment, transport, ports, culture and industrial and intellectual property rights. Both countries have a long-lasting trade relationship forged during colonial times - today, Portugal imports large quantities of iron, cotton and other materials from India.

PM Modi himself visited Portugal back in 2017 - 11 agreements were signed back then covering a large number of areas including space, avoidance of double taxation, nano-technology, biotechnology and higher education. This week marked President Marceloâs first visit to India.

Interestingly, it seems that this obsession with powerful handshakes isnât a one-time thing. Back in 2018, the Portuguese Premier visited the White House to meet with President Trump - who was quite literally yanked into his contemporaryâs face on greeting him.

Even the kids arenât safe, it would seem. Last December, De Sousa met with some children and greeted them rather⦠violently, one could say.

Currently, reports state that he will be visiting Maharashtra and Goa during the week - the latter state was under Portuguese rule since 1510, resulting in several generations raised under a Portuguese government. Today, only a few people still speak the language (3-5% of Goaâs population). 

According to the prevailing law in Goa, for anyone who is born in Goa before 1961, their children and grandchildren are eligible for the Portuguese passport and nationality.

Letâs just hope that no one's arm gets dislocated in the meantime, though. 

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