India assumed the G20 Presidency from Indonesia on December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 Leaders' Summit for the first time in the country this year. Running up to the Summit meeting later this year, a series of G20 meetings will be hosted in different parts of the country.
Our G20 Presidency will be decisive, inclusive and outcome-oriented, said India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant in a Press Conference on Friday and added that G20 is important because it comprises 85 per cent of global GDP.
Addressing the US-India Alliance for women's economic empowerment Shatter Summit on Thursday, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of State Wendy Sherman said that the US is helping equip female entrepreneurs in India and South Asia with the digital skills needed to compete in the 21st cent
India and Egypt are "emerging as ideal strategic and economic partners" with cooperation in various sectors, including defence and industrialisation, according to an Egyptian analyst.
Piyush Goyal addressed the Inception Meeting of Business 20 (B20), the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community in Gandhinagar on Monday.
British High Commissioner to India Alexander Ellis said that India's G20 Presidency is an "opportunity" to tell the story of a "new and modern India," while also emphasizing that it has the potential to tackle some of the 'world's big problems'.
During the debate on "The Importance of the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and India," Lord Bilimoria said India has now overtaken the UK and is the fifth largest economy in the world and is also the fastest-growing large economy in the world, with 1.4 billion people.
The envoy said while speaking to ANI that it is a broad, ambitious, and comprehensive Free Trade Agreement and the European Union is determined to pursue its objective as it would be beneficial to both sides.
"India is promoting a just and equitable growth for all in the world during its G20 presidency," Schwab said adding that India's G20 presidency comes at a crucial time and Prime Minister Modi's leadership is critical in this fractured world.