This article is the fifth in a series exploring Giorgia Meloni’s influence on Italy, Europe and the rest of the world In the rolling hills north of Rome, two Indian migrants shovel hay towards a row of hungry Friesian cows. Parwinder Singh, 21, and Beant Singh, 44, are a long way from the parched fields and scattered villages of their native India after being taken on by an Italian dairy farmer. “At home, every family keeps a cow or two, so I am used to looking after animals,” Parwinder said in broken English. “Italy is a very good country. Here there are opportunities, there is work – not like at home in the Punjab. I miss my parents, but I’m happy to be here.” They are the latest beneficiaries of a policy quietly introduced by Giorgia Meloni’s government to allow nearly half a million migrants to come legally to Italy over the next three years. The scheme appears paradoxical – at odds with Ms Meloni’s uncompromising stance against illegal migration. She has forged controversial deals …