G20 Summit highlights: Biden backs India as permanent UN Security Council member
G20 Summit 2023 highlights: US President Joe Biden arrived in India for the G20 summit.
G20 Summit 2023 highlights: New Delhi is gearing up to host the 18th G20 Summit from tomorrow, which will witness the presence of over 25 world leaders and their accompanying delegates. US President Joe Biden arrived in India to participate in this landmark event, joined by key figures on Air Force One, including US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O'Malley Dillon, and Director of Oval Office operations Annie Tomasini.
The summit boasts an impressive list of attendees, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, all of whom have confirmed their participation.
On September 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pass the G20 Presidency baton to Brazilian President Lula, officially ushering in Brazil's term as the G20 Presidency, set to commence on December 1.
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- Sep 08, 2023 11:54 PM IST
G20 Summit LIVE updates: President of Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 11:43 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman hosts dinner for delegates
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman hosted a dinner for finance ministers of G20 countries, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, ahead of G20 summit, in Delhi.
Sep 08, 2023 11:14 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Great seeing you, Mr. Prime Minister, says Biden after bilateral talks
Sep 08, 2023 10:50 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Round-up on leaders who have arrived in Delhi so far
US President Joe Biden
UK PM Rishi Sunak
Australian premier Anthony Albanese
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
Deputy Prime Minister of Oman Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said
Oman PM Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
President of UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula
Chinese premier Li Qiang
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Indonesian President Joko Widodo
Sep 08, 2023 10:36 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: G20 special secretary explains about stalls in International Media Centre | Watch
Sep 08, 2023 10:29 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE: How have the arrangements been so far?
According to G20 Special Secretary Muktesh Pardeshi the summit arrangements are like this:
-India is prepared to manage 10,000 people during the G20 Summit.
-The staff are divided into many groups. One is for VVIPs, heads of delegations, leaders, and ministers. After that accompanying delegation, country delegation.
-There are Indian government employees. There is a support staff that is reviewing the security and other arrangements.
-"We have been working on it for months. One of the advantages of the G-20 summit would be that we can tell the world that we are ready to organise any kind of event," he said.
Sep 08, 2023 10:20 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE: Biden backs India as permanent UN Security Council member
US President Joe Biden called for global governance to be more inclusive and representative. He reaffirmed his support for a reformed UN Security Council with India as a permanent member. Read the full Indo-US joint statement here
Sep 08, 2023 10:19 PM ISTSpain President Pedro Sanchez to miss G20 Summit as he tests positive for Covid-19
Spain's President Pedro Sanchez will skip the G20 Summit being hosted by India in New Delhi as he has tested positive for COVID-19. "This afternoon I have tested positive for Covid and will not be able to travel to New Delhi for the G20 Summit," Sanchez wrote on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Sanchez a speedy recovery and good health. "We shall miss your insightful views during the upcoming G20 Summit. At the same time, a warm welcome to the Spanish delegation which has come to India," Modi said in response to Sanchez's post.
Sep 08, 2023 10:06 PM ISTG20 LIVE updates: ‘Hello Delhi,’ says Joe Biden ahead of summit
Sep 08, 2023 09:58 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 09:54 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Biden congratulates PM Modi, ISRO for Chandrayaan-3's success
Upon his arrival in New Delhi ahead of the G20 Summit scheduled to begin tomorrow, US President Joe Biden took a moment to acknowledge India's recent achievements in space exploration. He extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission and the recent Aditya-L1 Sun mission.
Sep 08, 2023 09:45 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: India expects consensus over ‘contentious issues’, says foreign secy Kwatra
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, during a pre-G20 Summit press conference, said that India is expecting consensus on contentious issues such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine over the course of the two-day summit.
“India’s expectation is that all G20 members will move towards a consensus and we are hopeful of a consensus on the communique,” foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said at a packed pre-summit press conference in response to a question on the Ukraine conflict holding up an agreement on the leaders’ declaration to be issued at the end of the summit. Read more
Sep 08, 2023 09:32 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE: PM Modi discusses cooperation infrastructure, FinTech, culture with his Mauritius counterpart
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conducting bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, he “reiterated India's commitment to furthering the voice of the Global South” during discussions with his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth
“PM @KumarJugnauth and I had a very good meeting. This is a special year for India-Mauritius relations as we mark 75 years of diplomatic ties between our nations. We discussed cooperation in sectors like infrastructure, FinTech, culture and more. Also reiterated India's commitment to furthering the voice of the Global South,” PM Modi wrote on X (formerly Twitter)
Sep 08, 2023 09:22 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE: Chinese premier Li Qiang arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 09:20 PM ISTVideo | Delhi Police conduct tear gas drills as part of G20 preparations
Sep 08, 2023 09:14 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: 40 Delhites to volunteer for night patrolling with police
Amid tight security preparations by Delhi Police for the scheduled G20 Summit starting tomorrow, more than 40 residents of the city's Gandhi Nagar area have volunteered to assist the city police in enhancing night vigilance during the summit.
"In view of the G20 Summit, local residents of our area have come forward and requested the police that they will work with us. We have agreed as we are already short of staff. We would be taking their help at pickets and night patrolling," PTI quoted a senior police as saying.
Special t-shirts were given to these men which will help them identify.
“All staff, including senior police officers, are on foot round-the-clock in maintaining law and order and tight vigil in their respective areas," the official added.
Sep 08, 2023 09:04 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: World Bank President Ajay Banga arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 08:58 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 08:53 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Fountain show at Bharat Mandapam
Sep 08, 2023 08:45 PM ISTWatch: PM Modi meeting US President Biden ahead of G20 Summit
Sep 08, 2023 08:41 PM ISTG20 Summit: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden at Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi. The bilateral talks took place a day before the G20 Summit that begins tomorrow. Read more
Sep 08, 2023 08:32 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrives in New Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 08:30 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: A round-up of leaders who have arrived in Delhi so far
US President Joe Biden
UK PM Rishi Sunak
Australian premier Anthony Albanese
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
Deputy Prime Minister of Oman Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said
Oman PM Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
President of UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sep 08, 2023 08:25 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Here's the menu for tonight's dinner for world leaders
G20 member states' leaders will be treated to an exquisite Indian dinner tonight. The Indian platter includes cuisines from across the country. Here's what is on the G20 menu.
Sep 08, 2023 08:14 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 08:12 PM ISTWatch: Bharat Mandapam decked up for G20 Summit
Sep 08, 2023 08:08 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE Updates: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 07:57 PM ISTG20 Summit: Boat patrolling in Yamuna from today
In view of top leaders arrival for the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Delhi Police will start boat patrolling in Yamuna from today. On security arrangements for the Summit, Joy N Tirkey, DCP Northeast, said, “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.”
Sep 08, 2023 07:45 PM ISTG20 Summit: President of UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 07:27 PM IST‘Progress in India-Bangladesh relations has been gladdening,’ says PM Modi on meeting with Sheikh Hasina
On his bilateral meeting with Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, PM Modi posts on X,"Had productive deliberations with PM Sheikh Hasina. The progress in India-Bangladesh relations in the last 9 years has been very gladdening. Our talks covered areas like connectivity, commercial linkage and more".
Sep 08, 2023 07:22 PM ISTG20 Summit: ‘Multipolarity requires strong and reformed multilateral institutions,’ says UN secretary general
On multipolarity, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said,"Some people think that if the world is multipolar then peace will come by itself. It's not true...Multipolarity requires strong and reformed multilateral institutions. But when one looks at the Security Council of the United Nations, they do not reflect today's world".
He added, “They reflect the world at the end of the Second World War. Many things have changed...So it is clear that if we want multilateral institutions to work properly, we need to adapt their structure, their organisation...we need to adapt them to reflect the reality of today. This is true for the Security Council, multilateral institutions, true for institutions related to trade, science and many other aspects. We need to reform multilateralism to face the challenges of today...”Sep 08, 2023 07:20 PM ISTRoundup: G20 leaders who touched down in India so far
As US President Joe Biden landed in Delhi for the G20, here are the other G20 leaders who have set foot on Indian soil so far
Australian premier Anthony Albanese
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-SisiSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
Deputy Prime Minister of Oman Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said
Oman PM Haitham bin Tariq Al SaidRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
UK PM Rishi Sunak
Sep 08, 2023 07:01 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: US President Joe Biden lands in New Delhi
US President Joe Biden on Friday landed in New Delhi to attend the G20 World Leaders' Summit being hosted by India. He is likely to be received by Union minister VK Singh.
Sep 08, 2023 06:27 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: What is ‘Jugalbandi’ platform set up at venue in Pragati Maidan?
'Jugalbandi' is a platform established at the G20 Summit location in Pragati Maidan, combining the capabilities of ChatGPT and Indian language translation models as part of the 'Bhashini' mission. Its aim is to drive conversational AI solutions across various domains, demonstrating India's prowess in the field of conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the G20 Summit.
This high-quality conversational AI supports communication in over 50 Indian languages, facilitating solutions that transcend language and interaction barriers.
Through Myscheme.gov.in, 'Jugalbandi' already fuels WhatsApp and Telegram chatbots. These chatbots enable individuals to ask questions about 121 government schemes, offering information in 10 Indian languages.
Sep 08, 2023 06:16 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE: Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 06:05 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives in Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 05:57 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: See what UK PM Sunak said about his connect with Hinduism, ‘Hopefully, I can…’
Sep 08, 2023 05:50 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: ‘No form of extremism like that is acceptable,’ says Sunak on Khalistan issue
Speaking about Khalistan issue, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, “It's a really important question and let me just say unequivocally that no form of extremism or violence like that is acceptable in the UK. And that's why we are working very closely with the Indian government to particularly tackle 'PKE' Pro-Khalistan Extremism. I don't think it's right. Our security Minister recently was just in India talking to his counterparts. We have working groups together to share intelligence and information so that we can root out this kind of violent extremism. It's not right and I won't tolerate it in the UK.”
Earlier on August 27, activists of banned Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) defaced more than five Metro stations with pro-Khalistan graffiti aiming at the G20 Summit being hosted by India.
Sep 08, 2023 05:41 PM ISTUK PM Rishi Sunak says, ‘G20 has been a huge success for India’
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after arriving in New Delhi for attending the G20 World Leaders' Summit said, “G20 has been a huge success for India. India is the right country at the right time to be hosting this. Feel we will have a very good couple of days of deliberations and decisions made” (ANI)
Sep 08, 2023 05:35 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE: A glimpse of National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA ) here
Sep 08, 2023 05:32 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: PM Modi holds bilateral meet with Mauritius PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral meeting with his Maritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth as he arrived in New Delhi for the G20 Summit being hosted by India. Earlier in a tweet, Modi shared the pictures of Jugnauth's arrival in Delhi and said, “Welcome to India, my friend PM @KumarJugnauth. Looking forward to our meeting later today.”
Sep 08, 2023 05:25 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Spouses of world leaders to visit National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)
During the G20 Summit, spouses of the world leaders will visit the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA ), which will be showcasing traditional earrings & jewellery, quilts and Pashmina shawls.
Sep 08, 2023 05:14 PM ISTWatch: Artists perform at G20 exhibition area in Bharat Mandapam, Delhi
Sep 08, 2023 05:12 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: ‘Looking forward to a fruitful Summit,’ PM Modi welcomes Rishi Sunak
Sep 08, 2023 05:06 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE: Digital Payment Infrastructure, one of key takeaways of India’s Presidency, says Sherpa Amitabh Kant
G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Friday said that revolutionisation of Digital Payment Infrastructure (DPI) is one of the key takeaways of India’s G20 presidency, stressing that initially, very few people knew about it.
He further said that DPI has been widely accepted as a way to bring financial inclusion. Addressing the pre-summit briefing, Kant said, “When India started the G20 Presidency, very few people knew about Digital Payment Infrastructure and the open source model of it. This has been extensively taken forward, by both the Finance track and Sherpa track in a very rigorous manner. Digital Payment Infrastructure, has broadly been accepted as…the way to bring financial inclusion. This is the way to do fast payments, this is the way to drive the innovation of the future”.
Sep 08, 2023 04:47 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Where will Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak stay in Delhi?
According to media reports, a total of 23 hotels in Delhi, including ITC Maurya, Taj Mansingh, Taj Palace, Hotel Oberoi, Hotel Lalit, The Lodhi, Le Meridien, Hyatt Regency, Shangri-La, Leela Palace, Hotel Ashoka, Eros Hotel, The Surya, Radisson Blu Plaza, JW Marriott, Sheraton, The Leela Ambience Convention, Hotel Pullman, Rosette Hotel, and The Imperial, have been designated to accommodate the delegates for G20 Summit.
US President Joe Biden will stay at the ITC Maurya Sheraton in Delhi's Chanakyapuri while UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak along with his delegation will stay at Shangri-La Hotel in Delhi's Connaught Place.
Sep 08, 2023 04:35 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: List of world leaders who arrived in Delhi so far
-UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
-Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
-Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
-South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
-United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gueterres
-President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu
-Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni
-Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth
Sep 08, 2023 04:28 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE updates: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to have bilateral meeting with PM Modi today
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, ahead of a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister and PM Modi before G20 Summit commencement, 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.”
Sep 08, 2023 04:19 PM ISTG20 Summit LIVE: UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres arrives in Delhi
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in New Delhi on Friday to participate in the G20 Summit hosted by India. The state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan is the venue for the 18th G20 Summit, which will witness the participation of top world leaders, including US President Joe Biden. Leaders like UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Bangladesh Prime Minister, and a few others have already landed in Delhi on Friday.
Biden, along with his delegation, is expected to land at around 7 pm and will be received by Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh.
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