As India formally assumed G20 Presidency on Thursday, Minister of Education of Bangladesh, Dipu Moni said that the leaders of the two countries, PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina have taken the relationship between the two countries.
The G20 Finance track met on Thursday to discuss global economic and financial issues through meetings of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, their Deputies, and various working group level meetings.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that there was no agreement with Russia regarding Moscow sending a list of more than 500 products for potential delivery, including parts for cars, aircraft, and trains to India.
Nanjira Sambuli, fellow, Technology and International affairs program, Carnegie endowment for International peace said there is a great opportunity for India to also work with the African continent and jointly address the issues.
As India formally assumed the G20 presidency on Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs said that the key element of it would be taking G20 closer to the public and making it truly a people's G20.
Underscoring the importance of India's G20 presidency, the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India has a middle-ground to bring different parties to the table.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday highlighted a sea change in geopolitics and said that India's G-20 presidency comes at "a very challenging time in world politics and at an inflexion point."
Speaking at the University Connect Programme at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, Jaishankar said there are very good reasons why today's world is taking a much deeper interest in India.
Kant noted that India is taking the G-20 Presidency at a very challenging time. "There is a geopolitical crisis, there is a crisis of climate finance and climate action. 70 countries are facing a global debt crisis. And as a consequence of COVID, 200 million people have gone below the pov
This event saw the virtual participation of students and leading academicians from 75 universities across the country with top leaders, scholars, and academicians. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be attending with students and vice-chancellors.
In a blog post, PM Modi said that India will work to promote a universal sense of oneness and its priorities will be shaped not only in consultation with G20 partners but also with the Global South.