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G20 Summit 2023: Delhi is all set to host the G20 Summit in the national capital this weekend. PM Narendra Modi will be holding 15 bilateral meetings.
PM Modi's schedule
- Meet with the leader of Mauritius
- Bilateral meetings with the leaders of the UK, Japan, Germany and Italy on Saturday
- Working lunch meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday
- Pull-aside meeting with his Canadian counterpart
- Bilateral meetings with the leaders of Comoros, Turkiye, the UAE, South Korea, the EU/EC, Brazil and Nigeria
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"Great seeing you, Mr. Prime Minister. Today, and throughout the G20, we'll affirm that the United States-India partnership is stronger, closer, and more dynamic than any time in history", tweets US President Joe Biden.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Premier Li Qiang of China, and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia have all landed in Delhi to attend the G20 Summit.
PM Modi and US President Biden expressed their satisfaction with the increasing educational collaborations involving multiple institutions, all focusing on critical and emerging technologies.
The leaders also welcomed the growing number of multi-institutional collaborative education partnerships, such as those between New York University-Tandon and IIT Kanpur Advanced Research Center, and the Joint Research Centers of the State University of New York at Buffalo and IIT Delhi, Kanpur, Jodhpur, and BHU, in the areas of critical and emerging technologies: White House
Prime Minister Modi and President Biden both expressed support for further dialogue between both the countries , emphasising the importance of nuclear energy in addressing climate change, transitioning to sustainable energy, and maintaining energy security.
Their joint commitment involves development of next generation small modular reactor technologies in a collaborative mode.
"Reiterating the importance of nuclear energy as a necessary resource to meet our nations’ climate, energy transition, and energy security needs, Prime Minister Modi and President Biden welcomed intensified consultations between the relevant entities on both sides to expand opportunities for facilitating India-US collaboration in nuclear energy, including in development of next generation small modular reactor technologies in a collaborative mode. The United States reaffirmed its support for India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group and committed to continue engagement with like-minded partners to advance this goal," Joint Statement released by White House said.
PM Modi-Biden pledge to promote tech sharing and co-development between India and US. They also expressed satisfaction with the ongoing monitoring through an inter-agency monitoring mechanism established as part of the bilateral Strategic Trade Dialogue, initiated in June 2023.
"Reaffirming their commitment to building resilient technology value chains and linking defence industrial ecosystems, the leaders recommitted their administrations to promoting policies and adapting regulations that facilitate greater technology sharing, co-development, and co-production opportunities between Indian and U.S. industry, government and academic institutions. They also welcomed continued engagement through an inter-agency monitoring mechanism under the auspices of the bilateral Strategic Trade Dialogue, launched in June 2023," read the Joint Statement.
PM Modi and President Biden strengthen pledge for India-US defense partnership, emphasize commitment to building robust semiconductor supply chains in Joint Statement.
PM Modi extends invitation to President Biden for 2024 Quad Leaders' Summit in India.
PM Modi and President Biden reaffirmed importance of Quad in supporting a free, open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific, the India-US Joint statement said.
"The leaders lauded the settlement of the seventh and last outstanding World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute between India and the United States. This follows the unprecedented settlement of six outstanding bilateral trade disputes in the WTO in June 2023," the India-US Joint Statement read.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.
Prime Minister appreciated the active participation of Mauritius in various Working Groups and Ministerial Meetings of the G20 under the Indian Presidency: MEA
Prime Minister Jugnauth thanked the Prime Minister for the special invitation extended to Mauritius to participate in the G20 format as a ‘Guest Country’.
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina welcome exchange of MoUs for bilateral cooperation
- MoU on Cooperation in Digital Payment mechanisms between National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Bangladesh Bank.
- MoU on renewal of the Cultural Exchange Program (CEP) between India and Bangladesh for 2023-2025.
- MoU between Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC).
With regard to the regional situation, Prime Minister Modi expressed appreciation of the burden shouldered by Bangladesh in hosting over a million persons displaced from Rakhine State in Myanmar, and conveyed India's constructive and positive approach to support solutions towards safe and sustainable repatriation of the refugees: MEA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi engages in bilateral talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
The leaders welcomed the operationalization of the Agreement on the use of the Chattogram and Mongla Ports and commissioning of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline.
They also expressed appreciation for operationalization of settlement of bilateral trade in INR and encouraged the business community on both sides to utilize the mechanism.
They looked forward to beginning of negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), covering trade in goods, services, and protecting and promoting investment: MEA
