G20 Summit LIVE: PM Modi Arrives at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi
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G20 Summit in Delhi LIVE Updates: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, he met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
Earlier today, PM Modi had handed over the G20 Presidency to Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and officially announced the conclusion of the two-day G20 Summit being hosted in New Delhi.
The final day of the Summit on Sunday, 10 September began with world leaders paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.
US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other world leaders observed a minute of silence and laid a wreath at at the memorial.
The leaders then met at the Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan for the third meeting of the summit themed 'One Future'.
PM Modi is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his counterparts from South Korea, Brazil and Nigeria.
The leaders participated in a tree planting ceremony at Bharat Mandapam's South Plaza.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden left for Vietnam after paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
United Kingdom PM Rishi Sunak visited the Akshardham Temple earlier in the morning.
After a personal visit to the Akshardham temple, UK PM Sunak attended the third meeting of the Summit and declared $2 billion aid to the Green Climate Fund.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Met Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and spoke about "ways to further cement trade and infrastructure linkages."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with Comoros President and Chairperson of the African Union Azali Assoumani on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
Met Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. We discussed the full range of India-Canada ties across different sectors.
PM Modi Holds Bilateral Talks With French President Emmanuel Macron
"From New Delhi to Brasília!"
PM Narendra Modi handed over the gavel to the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the next holder of the G20 Presidency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a sapling by Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Session-3 on 'One Future' during the G20 Summit 2023 at the Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a sapling by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Session-3 on 'One Future' during the G20 Summit 2023 at the Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on Sunday.
PM Modi Arrives at Bharat Mandapam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Bharat Mandapam in Delhi for the G20 summit.
India & Brazil Release Joint Statement After G20 Summit
PM Narendra Modi to Arrive at Bharat Mandapam Shortly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive at the Bharat Mandapam Convention center as the New Delhi G20 Leaders Summit comes to a close.
Modi, Scholz Hold Talks
PM Narendra Modi held various bilaterals with the likes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and more after bringing the second day of the G20 Leaders Summit in New Delhi to a close.
PM Trudeau on Khalistan
Commenting on Khalistan extremism and "foreign interference", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said:
"I think on the issue of the community, it is important to remember that the actions of the few do not represent the entire community or Canada. The flip side of it, we also highlighted the importance of respecting the rule of law and we did talk about foreign interference..." Trudeau added.
India France Release Joint Statement
During the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting and lunch with President Emmanuel Macron and conducted a comprehensive review of the progress in bilateral relations since their last meeting in July 2023 in Paris.
French President Macron extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Modi on the successful Mission Chandrayaan 3. Both leaders commemorated the six-decade-long collaboration between India and France in space exploration, and assessed the advancements made since the inaugural Strategic Space Dialogue in June 2023.
They also welcomed the ongoing efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation in co-developing Small Modular Reactor (SMR) and Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) technologies, with the forthcoming signing of a dedicated declaration of intent. France reaffirmed its steadfast support for India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
Furthermore, both leaders reaffirmed their dedication to fortify defense cooperation, emphasizing collaboration in the design, development, testing, and production of advanced defense technologies and platforms.
They also expressed a mutual interest in expanding production in India, including for third-party countries in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. In this context, they called for the expeditious finalization of the Defense Industrial Roadmap.
PM Modi Meets Turkiye Prez, Holds Talks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Met Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and spoke about "ways to further cement trade and infrastructure linkages."
(Photo: X/Narendra Modi)
PM Modi Meets Comoros Prez Azali Assoumani
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with Comoros President and Chairperson of the African Union Azali Assoumani on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. After the meeting, he posted on X:
PM Modi Meets Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau, and discussed a range of India-Canada ties across different sectors, news agency PTI has reported.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau Arrives At Bharat Mandapam
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at Bharat Mandapam, the venue for the G20 Summit in Delhi, news agency ANI has reported.
Will Further Develop Defence Cooperation With India: French President Emmanuel Macron
After holding bilateral talks, French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated India for doing well as G20 President and said that France will further develop defence cooperation with India. He said:
Adding that "G20 is not a forum for political discussions," Macron said that a vast majority of G20 countries condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
PM Modi Holds Bilateral Talks With French President Emmanuel Macron
"A very productive lunch meeting with President Emmanuel Macron. We discussed a series of topics and look forward to ensuring India-France relations scale new heights of progress," PM Modi posted on microblogging platform X after the meeting.
(Photo: X/Narendra Modi)
PM Modi Hands Over Gavel To Brazil, Concludes G20 Summit, Proposes Virtual Session In November
'Need To Make Global Family a Reality': PM Modi in 'One Future' session of G20 Summit
Sharing pictures of the third session of the G20 Summit on the theme of 'One Future', Prime Minister posted on microblogging platform X that the need of the hour is to make "the vision of a Global Family a reality."
Opinion: Modi’s Mass Appeal is Justified but India’s Pride in G20 Presidency is Misplaced
When India assumed the G20 presidency after twice swapping the chair, first with Italy in 2021 and then with Indonesia in 2022, it was clear that this would be used by Modi as a virtual launch pad for his re-election bid in 2024.
The Indian government has innovatively used its presidency to convey that it believes in the decentralisation of conference venues and was not Delhi-centric only.
It is likely that Modi or his closest advisers would have opined that decentralising the G20 meeting venues would generate confidence among Indians living in tier II and tier III cities that their cities were worthy of playing host to a major diplomatic event.
West Placing Bets on Moscow's Strategic Defeat: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
On Day-2 of the G20 Summit in Delhi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, "The Kyiv regime destroyed the territorial integrity of its country with its own hand...I believe that some of our Western colleagues understand it too but you know very well that they are placing their bets on Russia's strategic defeat."
However, he said the India's first-ever G20 Summit has been a "milestone."
"This Summit has been a milestone from the point of view of giving a clear guiding star for us to follow. Another thing that I would like to mention is the active role of the Indian presidency that has genuinely consolidated the G20 Members probably for the first time in its history," Lavrov said.
PM Modi Calls For 'New Global Structure', Seeks Reforms in the UN
At the 'One Future' session of the G20 Summit, PM Modi called for the world's "new realities" to get reflected in a "new global structure", and sought reforms in global bodies like the United Nations, news agency PTI has reported.
"The world was different when the UN was founded with 51 members. It has risen to nearly 200 now," he was quoted by PTI as saying.
Fight Against Hunger Priority Under Brazil's G20 Presidency: Lula da Silva
After PM Modi handed over the G20 Presidency to Brazil, the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that it will have three priorities:
"First, social inclusion and fight against hunger. Second, energy transition and sustainable development in its three aspects...Third, the reform of global governance institutions. All these priorities are part of the Brazilian presidency motto which says 'Building a fair world and a sustainable planet'."
President Lula da Silva added that two task forces -- 1) Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, and 2) Global Mobilisation against Climate Change -- will be created to work towards these priorities.
UK PM Rishi Sunak, Akshata Murthy Offer Prayers at Akshardham Temple
PM Modi Proposes Virtual G20 Session in November
At the closing ceremony of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "As you all know India has the responsibility of G20 presidency till November 2023. In these two days, all of you gave a lot of suggestions and placed proposals. It is our duty that the suggestions we have received be reviewed once again so as to see how their progress can be sped up. I propose that at the end of November, we hold a virtual session of G 20. We can review the topics decided in this Summit, in that virtual session...I hope you all will connect in the virtual session...With this, I declare the conclusion of G 20 session."
India Hands Over Presidency to Brazil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the gavel, symbolic of the G20 Presidency, to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. With that, the G20 Summit being held in Delhi has come to a close.
PM to Hold Working Lunch Meeting With French Prez Macron today: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a working lunch meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron today. PM will hold a pull-aside meeting with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and will later do bilateral meetings with Comoros, Turkey, UAE, South Korea, EU/EC, Brazil and Nigeria: Sources told news agency ANI.
'Huge Achievement': G20 Chief Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla
"The African Union became a permanent member of the forum, and the New Delhi Declaration was adopted consensually, this is a huge achievement for us," Harsh Vardhan Shringla, chief coordinator for India's G20 Presidency told news agency PTI.
'A Proud Moment For India': Shashi Tharoor on Adoption of New Delhi Declaration
As India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant told news channel NDTV that the New Delhi Declaration was the result of multiple rounds of talks and that consensus was reached only a night before, former diplomat and Congress veteran Shashi Tharoor congratulated Kant on achieving this feat. Tharoor posted on X:
'Landmark Commitment': White House Security Advisor on India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
"US President Joe Biden along with India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France, Germany, Italy and European Union, announced a landmark commitment to work together to develop a new India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor," Principal Deputy National Security Advisor of the White House Jon Finer said on board Air Force One.
On the United States' railway deal with India, UAE and Saudi, he said:
Watch: Prez Droupadi Murmu Hosts Gala Dinner For G20 Leaders on Day-1 of Delhi Summit
'Extraordinary': Harsh Vardhan Shringla on G20 Presidency
"Given the fact that we were able to adopt the New Delhi Declaration by consensus within the first half of our first day's session despite the strong polarisation within the G20 on geopolitical issues is nothing short of the word 'extraordinary'," says Harsh Vardhan Shringla, chief coordinator for India's G20 Presidency.
Tree Planting Ceremony Begins at Bharat Mandapam
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and President of Brazil Luiz Inacio hand over a sapling to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the third session of the G20 Summit.
'Productive Discussions for Better Planet': PM Modi
PM Modi shared a video of Day-1 of the G20 Summit being hosted in Delhi.
PM Modi, G20 Leaders Pay Homage to Mahatma Gandhi on Day-2 of G20 Summit
Taking to microblogging platform X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "At the iconic Rajghat, the G20 family paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi - the beacon of peace, service, compassion and non-violence. As diverse nations converge, Gandhiji’s timeless ideals guide our collective vision for a harmonious, inclusive and prosperous global future.
US Prez Joe Biden Leaves for Vietnam
US President Joe Biden leaves for Vietnam from New Delhi after attending the G20 summit.
Watch: G20 Leaders Pay Homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
UK PM Rishi Sunak Announces $2 Billion to Green Climate Fund
UK PM Rishi Sunak announced a record climate aid commitment as the G20 Summit in Delhi came to a close.
"The UK will provide $2 billion to the Green Climate Fund which is the biggest single funding commitment the UK has made to help the world tackle climate change. The UK will contribute £1.62 billion ($2 billion) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which was established by 194 countries following the Copenhagen Accord at COP15," the British High Commission in India said, news agency ANI has reported.
Sunak called on leaders to work together ahead of the COP28 Summit this December to both reduce their countries’ carbon emissions and support vulnerable economies to deal with the consequences of climate change, the British High Commission in India stated.
'Stride Towards More Inclusive Global Dialogue': PM Modi on South Africa's Inclusion in G20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, 9 September announced that the African Union has been granted permanent membership in the Group of 20 largest economies worldwide or G20.
In a post on microblogging platform X, he stated," Indeed, the inclusion of the African Union in the G20 is a significant stride towards a more inclusive global dialogue. We look forward to collaborative efforts that benefit not only our respective continents but also the entire world."
UK PM Rishi Sunak, Wife Akshata Murthy Visit Akshardham Temple in Delhi
PM Modi, World Leaders Pay Respects to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other Heads of state and government and Heads of international organizations observe a minute of silence and lay a wreath at Delhi's Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on Sunday, 10 September - Day-2 of the G20 Summit being hosted in Delhi.
Italy PM Giorgia Meloni Arrives At Rajghat
Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni arrived at Delhi's Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the morning of Sunday, 10 September -- Day-2 of the G20 Summit being held in Delhi.
US Prez JoeBiden Arrives At Rajghat To Pay Respects
President of the United States Joe Biden arrived at Rajghat on Sunday Morning to pay respects to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath. He was joined by Heads of State from across the world.
Prez Droupadi Murmu Shares Images of Gala Dinner
President of India Droupadi Murmu shared images with Heads of State including Joe Biden of the US and Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh from the Gala Dinner held on Saturday - the first day of the 2-day G20 Summit being hosted in Delhi.
South African Prez Cyril Ramaphosa Arrives At Rajghat
President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at Delhi's #Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath.
UK PM Rishi Sunak, French Prez Macron Arrive At Rajghat
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at Rajghat in Delhi to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath, news agency ANI has reported.
Leaders' Declaration
"A consensus has been reached and the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration has been adopted," announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, 9 September, following a day of talks at the G20 Summit in New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam.
The New Delhi Leaders Declaration focuses on "Strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth, Accelerating Progress on SDGs, Multilateral Institutions for the 21st Century and Reinvigorating Multilateralism."
Click here to read the top highlights of the G20 Leaders' Declaration.
Biofuels Alliance, Bilaterals, Economic Corridor: G20 Summit Day 1 Highlights
From an inaugural session with G20 world leaders to an economic corridor, the first day of the G20 Summit in New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam was a packed day of diplomacy.
The Second Day's Full Schedule
Ahead of the second day, which will see more than forty heads of state and leaders of institutions gather on the same stage, lay a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi at Rajghat and attend the third session of the G20 Leaders Summit.
Here is full schedule to the high level multilateral meeting's second and final day.
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