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01 Dec

South Africa to be fully engaged in G20 despite tensions with Washington: President Ramaphosa

Johannesburg, Dec 1 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country would remain fully engaged in G20 activities, despite recent tensions with the United States, the host of next year's G20 meetings. The president made the remarks on Sunday in a national address after South Africa presided over the G20 Leaders' Summit a week ago, from which Washington was absent. US President Donald Trump claimed earlier this week that South Africa would not be invited to next year's G20 meetings amid tensions in bilateral ties. “At the conclusion of the G20, South Africa refused to hand off the…

24 Nov

‘MVP of the Summit’: South Africans laud PM Modi’s statesmanship at G20

Johannesburg, Nov 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's astute statesmanship at the just-concluded G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg has come in for a huge praise from the South Africans who expressed their deep gratitude to the Indian leader for his continuous support for the African nation throughout its G20 presidency. Several people took to X to praise PM Modi for the support offered by India to South Africa during its G20 Presidency, calling him the "MVP of the Summit." The visit marked PM Modi’s 12th G20 Summit participation since assuming office in 2014. A user on X named Ulrich Janse…

14 Sep

Guterres pays ‘tribute’ to India’s G20 leadership

United Nations, Sep 14, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid “tribute” to India’s presidency of the G20 for building consensus at the Leaders' Summit in New Delhi last week and raising the voice of the Global South. “I should pay tribute to the Indian presidency. The Indian presidency did its best in order to have the South's voice represented and did its best to put development agenda in the centre of the discussions of the G20," he said on Wednesday. “Then, of course, the conclusions are what they are. It depends on what countries are ready to accept. But I think…

12 Sep

Technical issue of Trudeau’s plane resolved, to fly back home today

New Delhi, Sep 12, The technical issue of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Tradeau's aircraft has been resolved and he will fly home along with his delegation on Tuesday afternoon, an official has confirmed. In an email response to IANS, Mohammad Hussain, Press Secretary of the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, said: "The technical issue with the plane has been resolved. The plane has been cleared to fly. The Canadian delegation is expected to depart this afternoon." Prime Minister Trudeau has been stranded in Delhi due to a technical glitch that occurred on September 10, coinciding with the conclusion of the G20…

11 Sep

PM Modi delivers useful, if not spectacular, results at G20: US think tank

Washington, Sep 11, A US think tank said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered practically everything he wanted at the just-concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi, albeit with compromises that primarily includes a joint declaration not mentioning Russia in the war in Ukraine, admitting African Union as a permanent member and sustained efforts to deal with climate change -- no hard commitments in phasing out fossil fuels. The Washington D.C.-based Atlantic Council, a non-partisan organisation that galvanises US leadership and engagement in the world in partnership with allies shaping solutions to global challenges, said theG20 Summit, even without the…

07 Sep

Biden ‘very excited’ about G20 visit to India

Washington, Sep 7, President Joe Biden is "excited" to visit India for the G20 leaders' meeting, the US said. And his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be a "follow-on" to their "very robust" discussions during the latter's state visit in July. Biden reaches New Delhi on Thursday and will hold a bilateral meeting with his host Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening, John Kirby, the US National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, told reporters on Wednesday previewing the visit, the day after Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Adviser, briefed reporters at the White House.…

07 Sep

India’s move to invite Hasina for G20 maybe a masterstroke ahead of elections in Bangladesh

New Delhi, Sep 7: India’s special invitation to Bangladesh as a guest for the G20, this year has boosted New Delhi’s image in the neighbouring country while expanding goodwill. Bangladesh’s participation in G20 comes amid US’ increased watch over Dhaka as general elections approach. Earlier, this year, Washington had threatened visa restrictions against Bangladeshis who undermined the democratic election process at home. Notwithstanding these issues coming up, New Delhi has remained on course with its bilateral dealings with Bangladesh. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who will arrive in New Delhi on Friday to attend the G20 summit, will hold a…

06 Sep

Biden will call for ‘reshaping’ World Bank, IMF at G20

Washington, Sep 6, US President Joe Biden will focus on "fundamentally reshaping and scaling up the multilateral development banks" during his upcoming visit this week to New Delhi for the G20 leaders' meeting, the White House said. Biden's other priorities for the summit will include debt relief for countries, climate, health, digital technology, including commitments with respect to a more inclusive digital transformation and a responsible path and approach to Artificial intelligence development. The US President's plans have not changed because of wife, First Lady Jill Biden, testing positive for Covid-19. He has tested negative but due to possible exposure…

05 Sep

Primary focus of G20 is exchange of ideas on interoperability of fast payment systems, says FM

New Delhi, Sep 5, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the primary focus for G20 is prioritising the exchange of information regarding national experiences and international efforts related to the interoperability of fast payment systems. This is aimed at improving cross-border payments, she said during her address at the Global Fintech Fest 2023 in Mumbai. "We’re talking about responsible financial ecosystem today when globalisation is being questioned. Globalisation has helped remove poverty. Disparity is not just in wealth, but also in well-being, demography, access to resources, digital literacy globally," she said further. Sitharaman further noted that the income…

26 Aug

Russia rejects inclusion of Ukraine conflict in G20 document, China also raises objection

New Delhi, Aug 25, Russia on Friday rejected the inclusion of the Ukraine conflict in the Chair’s Summary and Outcome Document, which was released at the culmination of the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting (TIMM) in Jaipur. Meanwhile, China said that the meeting was not the "right forum" to discuss geopolitical issues and that it did not support the inclusion of the content in the Outcome Document. Russia rejected the inclusion of the paragraph which referred to the Ukraine conflict and the G20 nations calling for a peaceful end to the crisis through dialogue, saying “that it does not…