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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G20 Summit Live Updates: US President Biden affirms commitment to stronger US-India partnership
"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.
G20 Summit Live Updates: President of Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa arrives in Delhi
G20 Summit Live Updates: G20 Summit eve glows with the arrival of more leaders from across the globe
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.
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi and Biden aplaud growth of critical tech education initiatives
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
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi and President Biden emphasize nuclear energy's role in climate and energy security
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.
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi and US President Biden focus on tech sharing in Joint Statement
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.
G20 Summit Live Updates: India-US commitment to defense partnership and semiconductor supply chains
PM Modi and President Biden strengthen pledge for India-US defense partnership, emphasize commitment to building robust semiconductor supply chains in Joint Statement.
G20 Summit Live Updates: India and US reaffirm Quad's importance in advancing Indo-Pacific stability, Joint Statement highlights
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.
G20 Summit Live Updates: India and US resolve seventh and last WTO dispute
"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.
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi acknowledges Mauritius' active participation in G20
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
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi-Bangladesh PM welcome operationalization of Chattogram and Mongla Ports agreement
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
G20 Summit Live Updates: Biden backs India’s permanent seat in UNSC
US President Joe Biden reaffirmshis support for a reformed UN Security Council with India as a permanent member
"Continuing to share the view that global governance must be more inclusive and representative, President Biden reaffirmed his support for a reformed UN Security Council with India as a permanent member, and, in this context, welcomed once again India’s candidature for the UNSC non-permanent seat in 2028-29," the Joint Statement read.
G20 Summit Live Updates: India-US joint statement
- Continuing to share the view that global governance must be more inclusive and representative, President Biden reaffirmed his support for a reformed UN Security Council with India as a permanent member, and, in this context, welcomed once again India’s candidature for the UNSC non-permanent seat in 2028-29.
- Prime Minister Modi and President Biden reaffirmed their commitment to deepen and diversify the India-U.S. Major Defence Partnership through expanded cooperation in new and emerging domains such as space and AI, and accelerated defence industrial collaboration.
- President Biden reaffirmed his support for a reformed UN Security Council with India as a permanent member, and, in this context, welcomed once again India’s candidature for the UNSC non-permanent seat in 2028-29.
- India and the United States are also advancing the creation of investment platforms to lower the cost of capital and accelerate the deployment of greenfield renewable energy, battery storage and emerging green technology projects in India. Towards this end, India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund and the U.S. Development Finance Corporation exchanged letters of intent to each provide up to US$500 million to anchor a renewable infrastructure investment fund.
G20 Summit Live Updates: India-US Joint Statement reaffirms shared values of freedom and democracy
"The leaders re-emphasized that the shared values of freedom, democracy, human rights, inclusion, pluralism, and equal opportunities for all citizens are critical to the success our countries enjoy and that these values strengthen our relationship," the Joint Statement said.
G20 Summit Live Updates: World Bank President Ajay Banga arrives in Delhi for the G-20 Summit
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi emphasizes India-US friendship, says talks with US President 'productive'
After concluding bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden, PM Modi said they discussed various subjects that will enhance economic and interpersonal connections between the two countries, and emphasised the strong friendship between both the countries will continue to contribute significantly to global well-being.
"Happy to have welcomed @POTUS @JoeBiden to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Our meeting was very productive. We were able to discuss numerous topics which will further economic and people-to-people linkages between India and USA. The friendship between our nations will continue to play a great role in furthering global good," tweeted PM Modi after the bilateral talks ended.
G20 Summit Live Updates: Other world leaders who have arrived so far
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are among other world leaders who have already arrived in Delhi to attend the two-day G-20 Summit starting tomorrow.
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi’s bilateral talks with US President underway at his residence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are holding talks at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi. Their discussions include a wide range of issues and will further deepen the bond between India and the USA, PMO informs.
G20 Summit Live Updates: Canadian PM arrives in Delhi
-- Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrives in Delhi for the G-20 Summit.
-- He was received by MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
G20 Summit Live Updates: Spouses of G20 leaders to visit National Gallery of Modern Art
Spouses of G20 leaders participating in the New Delhi Summit will visit the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), which will be showcasing artefacts from museums of Chennai, Kolkata, and Chandigarh, representing Indian culture and craftsmanship.
G20 Summit Live Updates: Security arrangements for summit
On security arrangements for the Summit, Joy N Tirkey, DCP Northeast, says, "...We started our preparation in August itself...This is a build-up to the long checklist of things...From today we have started boat patrolling in Yamuna as well..."
G20 Summit Live Updates:
President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, arrives in Delhi for the G 20 Summit.
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Joe Biden to hold bilateral meet with PM Modi today
-- US President Joe Biden was received by MoS Civil Aviation Gen (Retd) VK Singh.
-- The United States President has departed for his hotel.
-- Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi later today.
G20 Summit Live Updates: In terms of climate change, India has put its best foot forward, says Meenakshi Lekhi
"In terms of climate change, India has put its best foot forward...we have achieved our goals in terms of right mix of renewable energy, and in terms of ethanol mix we achieved 20%...", says Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi
G20 Summit Live Updates: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in Delhi for the G-20 Summit.
G20 Summit Live Updates: United States President Joe Biden lands in Delhi for G20 Summit.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres says: “It is not for me to decide who becomes a member of the UN Security Council. That is up to the member. But it is for me to say that we need reforms in the Security Council to reflect today's reality.”
G20 Summit Live Updates: Global family a dysfunctional one, says UN Secretary-General
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), has called the global family "dysfunctional".
Speaking in New Delhi on September 8 ahead of the two-day G20 Leaders' Summit that begins on September 9, Guterres welcomed India's focus on 'One Earth, One Family, One Future' but said the phrase is an "indictment of our times".
"Because if we are indeed one global family – we today resemble a rather dysfunctional one," he added.
G20 Summit Live Updates: What UN Secy General said about India’s G20 presidency
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said: “India has kept its promise to not just speak on behalf of the Global South but also to keep development at the centre of its G20 agenda.”
G20 Summit Live Updates: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media in New Delhi ahead of G20 Leaders' Summit.
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi making sure G20 is a success, says Rishi Sunak
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: “I have enormous respect for Modi Ji, and he's been personally very warm and kind to me. And we're working very hard, as I said, on our shared ambition of concluding an ambitious and comprehensive trade deal between India and the UK, because both of us think that would be a good thing and both of us need to make sure it works for our two countries. And at forums like this, I'm very keen to support Prime Minister Modi in making sure that this G20 is an enormous success for India, which I know it will be...”
G20 Summit Live Updates: FM Sitharaman and US Treasury Secretary discuss G20 priorities
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of India and United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen deliberated on critical G20 agenda and explored opportunities for bilateral collaboration between the two nations to tackle urgent global economic and financial challenges.
G20 Summit Live Updates: G20 Presidency boosts India's influence in trade, policy, and climate action, says Tata Power CEO & MD
Dr Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, says India's G20 Presidency enhances the country's position in global trade, policy formulation, and climate action initiatives. Furthermore, he says it presents India an opportunity to exert substantial impact in shaping global policies on energy transition.
"India's G20 presidency is a gateway to expansive economic and environmental dividends, elevating India's stature in international trade, policy formulation, and climate action. It has also provided us a unique opportunity to wield considerable influence in sculpting the contours of global policies on energy transition. As the world's third-largest energy consumer, India is on its way to realising ambitious goals like 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 and further strengthen pioneering initiatives like the International Solar Alliance and the National Green Hydrogen Mission. It is the best time to lead the transformative global effort by fostering ground-breaking technologies to accelerate clean and affordable energy transitions to enable secure, sustainable and inclusive growth for all,” said Dr Praveer Sinha.
G20 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi hopes the Summit will pave the way for promoting inclusive development
PM Modi anticipates fruitful dialogues with global leaders, believes that the New Delhi G20 Summit will pave the way for a direction in promoting development that is centered around humanity and inclusivity.
"India is delighted to host the 18th G20 Summit on 09-10 September 2023 at New Delhi’s iconic Bharat Mandapam. This is the first ever G20 Summit being hosted by India. I look forward to productive discussions with world leaders over the next two days. It is my firm belief that the the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development," the PM tweeted on social networking platform X.
G20 Summit Live Updates: FM Sitharaman interacts with Nigerian counterpart, assures India’s support in growth story
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Adebayo Olawale Edun, Nigerian Minister of Finance and Economy, and Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Nigerian Minister of Budget and National Planning, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
The ministers discussed issues of mutual interest covering several areas.
Sitharaman conveyed India’s continued support to the people of Nigeria in their development trajectory through Indian lines of credit, cooperation between central banks, collaboration with NITI Aayog, and exchange on best practices.
Minister Edun appreciated the rich contribution of Nigerian citizens of Indian origin in the development of the Nigerian economy.
G20 Summit Live Updates: What’s on the menu
World leaders convening in New Delhi are in for a treat. The menu promises a taste of Indian street food, including Chandni Chowk's flavourful delicacies and innovative millet-based dishes—a nod to India's climate-resistant and highly nutritious grains.
G20 Summit Live Updates: What Chief G20 coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on PM Modi’s bilateral meet with Bangladesh counterpart
On Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Secretary and Chief G20 Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla said: “...It is important to note that we have invited Bangladesh as a very close and friendly neighbour. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is here and is having one of the early meetings with the Prime Minister and I think it is a very important one...”
G20 Summit Live Updates: India received over 1 lakh visitors during G20 presidency, says chief summit coordinator
India received more than one lakh visitors during its G20 presidency from over 125 nations, chief G20 coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla said while addressing the media in New Delhi.
“We have received more than 100,000 visitors during our Presidency from more than 125 nations. Clearly, the Presidency will bring economic benefits to India,” said Shringla. He added that the Leaders' Summit will put an emphasis on India's cultural aspect with a cultural corridor on display.
G20 Summit Live Updates: Harsh Vardhan Shringla on summit preparations
G20 Chief Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla speaks on summit preparations. He says, “Preparations involved not only guidance at the government level, at the highest levels, but also at the grassroots levels, to the states, municipalities, district administrations. We hosted meetings in many cities of ours that had no exposure to international events alongside limited capacity; we created capacity where there was none. We have provided for infrastructural and urban transformations where they did not exist... As I said, as Prime Minister Modi has pointed out, India's human-centric development model is one that we are happy to share with the rest of the world...."
G20 Summit Live Updates: Concerns of Global South central to discussions, says Vinay Kwatra
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said the concerns of the Global South are central to the discussions at G20: He said: “It is a fact that industrial economies come from a very different place than the Global South. But this does not mean that concerns of the Global South are not relevant to the G20. I would say they are central to the discussions.”
G20 Summit Live Updates: Greatest achievement is that world acknowledges India revolutionised digital payments, says Kant
G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant says: “Few people knew about digital public infrastructure when India took over the G20 Presidency. One of our great achievements, or key takeaways, is that the world acknowledges that India has truly revolutionised digital payments.”
G20 Summit Live Updates: Strong effort from everyone to move towards consensus: Vinay Kwatra
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra: "The External Affairs Minister has already spoken about the absence of certain leaders from the Summit. Our focus is to drive a consensus on the priorities of the G20 and bring together the leaders around the vision. There is by and large strong effort from everyone to move towards a consensus."
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Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth says there has been a “very rich discussion on reforming Multilateral Development Banks”. He adds: “We are highly hopeful that the discourse over the last nine months will get a positive consideration from the leaders.”
G20 Summit Live Updates: 'Russia-Ukraine was discussed in Bali because it impacted food supply'
G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant spoke on the Russia-Ukraine war and said: “G20 is an economic forum to discuss growth and development. However, in Bali, it was felt that the conflict was having an impact on food security and other issues. So, that issue was discussed. Once the leaders discuss it, I can talk about it.”
G20 Summit Live Updates: Joint Declaration will be made public once approved, says Kant
G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant says the journey of the Joint Declaration has just started. “Once the summit is over, I will talk about it. I am only the Sherpa of my leader. Once the Declaration is approved, then it will be made public.”
G20 Summit live updates: Over 25 meetings, 40 seminars in one year
Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said during the course of the year, in more than 25 meetings, India's key priorities have been deliberated. "One unique feature of our discussions has been to go beyond structured meetings. Almost 40 seminars have been held to find the way forward."
G20 Summit live updates: What Amitabh Kant said
-- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's Presidency should be inclusive and we have lived up to that.
-- We had a few broad priorities for our Presidency which were also critical for the world-- sustainable growth, accelerating the sustainable development goals, green development in the context of climate action and climate finance, reform of multilateral development banks, technological development and digital public infrastructure.
-- India has created a very unique model of digital public infrastructure which is open source and has enabled everyone to make fast payments and open bank accounts.
-- The final key priority for India has been women-led development and gender equality.
-- We started our Presidency with a meeting of the Global South. The New Delhi Leaders' Declaration at the end of the Leaders' Summit will reflect the voice of the Global South.
-- Every state of India has vigorously participated in India's G20 Presidency. Unlike other countries, India has not limited G20 meetings to the national capital or a few cities. This has helped improve the infrastructure in many parts of India.
G20 Summit live updates: PM said India's Presidency should be inclusive, we have lived up to that, says Amitabh Kant
Explaining this, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said when India took over the G20 Presidency, the world was in the midst of slowing growth. The pandemic had pushed a vast number of people below the poverty line, there was a debt crisis, climate crisis. At that point, India felt we should start our Presidency with the theme of the world being one family. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said India's Presidency should be inclusive and we have lived up to that."
