G20 Summit 2023 Highlights: PM Modi holds flurry of bilateral meetings after Leaders' Summit concludes

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Following the conclusion of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi, which was widely termed as "successful" by analysts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the presidency gavel to Brazilian PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The two leaders also held a bilateral meeting, where they agreed to work together for the expansion of India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement during Brazil’s MERCOSUR Presidency, to leverage the full potential of their economic partnership. Read more

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"Upon our departure for the airport, we were made aware by the Canadian Armed Forces that CFC001 was experiencing technical issues. These issues are not fixable overnight, our delegation will be staying in India until alternate arrangements are made", says Mohammad Hussain, Press Secretary, Office of the Canadian Prime Minister.

Canadian Prime Minister’s plane suffers technical snag. The Canadian delegation will stay in India till the engineering team on the ground rectifies the issue, an airport official informed

“...India-Middle East-Europe, these regions have a very good alignment. They have a common thinking and shared values...Now, the distance between India and Europe will be reduced by thousands of kilometres. Along with this, trade, transport, facilities and opportunities will increase between India, Europe and the Middle East...”

In a post on X, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Gita Gopinath, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 dinner, said, "Congratulations Prime Minister Modi on presiding over such a successful @g20org. India's message of 'one earth, one family, one future' resonated strongly with all delegates."

Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia said: “It was a historical G20 meeting. Experts used to say that in many G20 meetings, Declarations were not possible due to different opinions. This time in G20 under the presidency of India and PM Modi, the Delhi Declaration was adopted by 20 countries and the African Union, which is now a member of the G20. All these countries together left a lasting impression on the Delhi Declaration.”

It is a "great example of democracy within a developing country delivering so very successfully", Panagriya said, adding thatIndia came together despite being a relatively low income country.

"When I was Sherpa there was a lot of effort from the OECD to take over the declaration and become the secretariat.In this situation, I think it was an Indian secretariat that put out the communique. There is a lot of focus on the Global South," he said.

Multilateralism and non-discrimination is still a part of thethought process even though many countries have been forced to look inwards over the last few years owing to many factors, Panagriya said.

The declarationcouldn’thave been better for Russia, Niti Aayog's ex-VC Arvind Panagriya said.Most of the complaints are coming the western side stating that the declaration was watered down on the war, he added. "I speculate that US mediated with the European countries for this declaration."

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There is absolutely no doubt that there is a sense of arrival of India. India has arrived. When the PM spoke at the US Congress, there was a lot of buzz, there hasn’t been a buzz like this for any other leader

African Union joining G20: More than power dynamics it is about inclusion. Africa is a continent with 55 countries, while only South Africa was a part of the G20, while the EU was represented fully. It will push the agenda in India has pushed it so far i.e., towards development. The entry of AU will cement this movement toward development

It will help to have a friend in negotiations. As a former G20 Sherpa, I can say earlier ministry used to say what they did not want in the declaration, so it became less of a negotiation, it was not much of a negotiation. Now the scenario is different