‘Today’s era must not be of war,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi's powerful message in the backdrop of Ukraine-Russia conflict is now the underpinning of the outcome statement of G20 communique.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron at Bali Mangrove on G-20 sidelines today
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“The Indian delegation played a big role in achieving consensus among member states over the wording that criticised the Russian invasion, according to three officials with knowledge of the negotiations. The language of the statement echoed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words to Putin in September by saying ‘now is not the time for war and the key role played by India in achieveing consensus for the outcome document was clearly spelled out by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra in his press briefing at Bali.
Modi's call seeking to address conflicts through peaceful resolution, efforts to address crises as well as diplomacy and dialogue, was visible in the approach undertaken by the global leaders. His suggestions that in view of deep divisions, the Ukraine war issue be settled through an inclusive paragraph has paved the way for an agreed language in the Declaration after five days of discussions.
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At the G20 Summit in the Indonesian city of Bali, by emphasising on the 'path of ceasefire and dialogue' prime minister opposed any restrictions on the supply of energy amid West's call against procuring Russian oil during his address.
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At the G20 Summit in the Indonesian city of Bali, by emphasising on the 'path of ceasefire and dialogue' prime minister opposed any restrictions on the supply of energy amid West's call against procuring Russian oil during his address.
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The wordings and the message coming out from the G20 Summit in Indonesia have clearly put India's narrative in the global discourse, on the back of the Ukraine conflict. A full-fledged leaders’ declaration has been issued due to India’s leadership of developing countries and emerging markets.
India’s suggestion that in view of deep divisions, the Ukraine matter has to be settled through a inclusive paragraph has paved the way for agreed language in the Declaration after five days of discussions. India’s position on Russia-Ukraine at UN fora has also been totally preserved.
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During the summit India played a key role in getting important references on internationally relevant subjects like Sustainable development and lifestyles, New quantified goal for climate finance post-2025, Multilateral reforms aimed at implementing 2030 agenda, Global Digital health networks and Finance and technology as critical enablers, to name a few.
Shishir Gupta is Executive Editor at Hindustan Times and one of India's top journalists covering national security, strategic affairs, foreign policy and geopolitics. Over the past three decades, he has extensively reported on India's military, diplomatic and security landscape, covering every major conflict and national security challenge, from the 1999 Kargil War and the 2020 East Ladakh standoff to Operation Sindoor in 2025. He has also covered major terror attacks, including the IC-814 hijacking, the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the 2025 Pahalgam terror strike, along with numerous Pakistan-backed terrorist incidents in the Kashmir Valley and across India. He has reported on national and state elections for more than three decades. A recognised authority on strategic affairs, Gupta has covered India's nuclear programme since the Pokhran-II (Shakti series) tests in May 1998 and has written extensively on global nuclear issues, Indian diplomacy and the country's expanding global outreach. He has also reported widely on international conflicts and terrorism, with a special focus on the Indian subcontinent. Gupta has interviewed Prime Minister Narendra Modi more than four times, including Modi's first interview with the print media after becoming Prime Minister in May 2014. His other interviews include three with the Dalai Lama, as well as conversations with Benjamin Netanyahu, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath, S. Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal. He is the author of Indian Mujahideen: The Enemy Within (Hachette, 2011) and Himalayan Face-off: Chinese Assertion and Indian Riposte (Hachette, 2014). He was awarded the Chevening-Wolfson Joint Scholarship at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK, in 1998 and participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) of the US State Department in 2006. He received the Ben Gurion Prize from Israel in 2011 and the K. Subrahmanyam Prize for Strategic Studies in 2015 from the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). Since 2024, he has hosted Point Blank, Hindustan Times' weekly YouTube show on global geopolitics.
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