US President Joe Biden on Tuesday unexpectedly skipped the gala dinner at the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, returning to his hotel room for the evening.
US State Department Spokesperson Zed Tarar said that India and United States have always been on the same page as far as several global issues are concerned.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 dinner hosted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Bali, Indonesia.
The Union minister underlined how India updated its 'Nationally Determined Contributions' in August 2022 and has embarked on far-reaching new initiatives in renewable energy, e-mobility, ethanol blended fuels, and green hydrogen as an alternate energy source
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked US President Joe Biden for his constant support for strengthening the India-US partnership and expressed confidence that both countries would continue to maintain close coordination during India's G-20 Presidency.
"PM @narendramodi, President @jokowi and @POTUS @JoeBiden meet on #G20Indonesia margins. Working with Leaders to shape the priorities and development agenda for the global economy," the Ministry of External Affairs tweeted on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Samarkand on the sidelines of the SCO summit on September 16 - "today's era isn't of war" has made it to the G20 draft communique, reported Financial Times.
Hailing India's rapid progress and its 75-year-old long development journey in Bali, PM Modi said there is a lot that India can give to Indonesia as he recalled how India has become the world's fastest-growing large economy to being number one in global fintech.
Highlighting the close cultural ties between India and Indonesia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said, "We are not 90 nautical miles away, we are 90 nautical miles close."