G20 Meets

India's northeastern region will be gateway to South East Asia: MoS Singh

He said that the PM-DevINE showcases the importance being attached to the development of the northeast region by the government as 'New Engine Growth of India'

Works of artists from G20 countries to be exhibited in Bihar Museum

The Bihar Museum, one of the largest such facilities in India, has been selected for a two-month-long international exhibition for the artists of G20 countries. Selected artists of the G20 countries will be displayed in the exhibition, christened Together We Art', from August 7, an official said. The Bihar Museum is now organising and implementing the project for the G20 Initiative. Together We Art is based on the theme of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', a concept from the Maha Upanishad, state Art and Culture Secretary Bandana Preyashi told PTI on Tuesday. The exhibition will continue till October 7 after which it will move to a venue in New Delhi, she said. The artist selected by the respective governments would work through their medium of expression - paintings, graphics, etching, photography, film, video or even a combination of mediums, said Preyash. The artists whose work will be exhibited in the event are yet to be chosen. The artists would also be part of a symposium One World

Crisis in multilateralism affecting developing nations most: PM at G20 meet

Modi also pointed out how global supply chains have broken down during times of stress and turmoil

G20 meet: EAM Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held bilateral talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken focusing on bilateral ties and pressing global issues including the Ukraine conflict. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the India-hosted G20 foreign ministers' meeting in the national capital. "Pleased to meet US Secretary of State @SecBlinken on #G20FMM sidelines. Opportunity to review bilateral ties and discuss global issues," Jaishankar tweeted. It is understood that the Ukraine conflict and India's agenda for the G20 figured in the talks. Blinken arrived in the national capital on Wednesday night to attend the G20 foreign ministers' meeting that took place amid a bitter rift between the West and the Russia-China combine over the Ukraine conflict. Blinken is set to attend a Quad foreign ministers' meeting on Friday. After attending the first session of the G20 meeting Blinken tweeted:"I went to the #G20 today with two imperatives: First, to ensure that the

G20 foreign ministers' meet: Jaishankar stresses need to find common ground

Flags crises haunting an increasingly polarised world, says all eyes on G20 nations

G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting: Guests welcomed with dance performance

The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting will be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre and nearly 40 delegations are expected to participate

G20 meet: Foreign Ministers of Spain, China, other nations arrive in India

Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, China, Indonesia, Spain and Croatia on Thursday arrived in India to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting being held in New Delhi from March 1-2.Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, and Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman on Thursday arrived in India for the meeting.The Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, also arrived for the foreign minister' meeting on Thursday."Greetings to FM Qin Gang of China, FM @Menlu_RI of Indonesia @Kemlu_RI, FM @FaisalbinFarhan of Saudi Arabia @KSAmofaEN and DG @wto @NOIweala on their arrival in India for the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. FMs of Indonesia & Saudi Arabia will also join #Raisina2023," Ministry of External Affairs Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Thursday.UAE's

Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet

In all, representatives of 40 countries, including non-G20 members invited by India, and multilateral organisations will attend

PM bats for strengthening multilateral development banks to meet challenges

The prime minister said even as the world population has crossed 8 billion, progress on Sustainable Development Goals seems to be slowing down

Nirmala Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secy ahead of G20 Finance meeting

They leaders discussed their perspectives on strengthening multilateral development banks, global debt vulnerabilities, crypto assets and health

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to arrive in Bengaluru for G20 finance meet

The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, will arrive in Bengaluru on Thursday to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, and with a declared mission to enhance the India-UK economic partnership. On his first visit overseas since taking charge at the UK Treasury, Hunt will meet with his Indian counterpart, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and senior business leaders and tech CEOs of the country to explore collaboration opportunities. His office said the tour aims at strengthening the already productive India-UK economic relationship and deepen ties with a rising "economic superpower" to increase new investments and jobs in the United Kingdom. "I want the UK to be the world's next Silicon Valley this is an ambition within reach thanks to our status as a global financial powerhouse and home to world class universities and research institutions," Hunt said, on the eve of his India visit. "We already have a USD1 trillion tech industry, b

Russian FM Lavrov to attend G20 Foreign Ministers' meet in India next month

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will be on a three-day visit to India to participate in the G2O Foreign Ministers' meeting in New Delhi from March 1-2, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.Taking to Twitter, Russia's Foreign Ministry said that Lavrov will also meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his visit from March 1-3."March 1-3, New Delhi, negotiations with Indian FM @DrSJaishankar & participation in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the #G20 Member States," the Ministry tweeted.The foreign ministers of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries are set to meet in New Delhi in March.India's special invitee guest countries are Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and UAE. India is hosting G20 meetings across several cities around the country.The Russian Foreign Ministry also tweeted that he will hold meetings with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and will also negotiate with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun ..

G20: IMF, World Bank to convene global debt roundtable in Bengaluru

Georgieva said while 2023 will be another challenging year, it could represent a turning point - with inflation declining and growth bottoming out

Not an era for war, India reiterates, as G20 finance meet starts

India has kept a neutral stance on the war, declining to blame Russia for the invasion, seeking a diplomatic solution and increasing its purchases of Russian oil over the past year

Global sovereign debt roundtable to be launched in Bengaluru on Feb 25

The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable is all set to be launched in Bengaluru later this month on the sidelines of the G-20 finance track, will bring in key stakeholders to discuss issues that have been impeding a timely debt restructuring process, a top official of the International Monetary Fund said here. The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable on February 25 will be co-chaired by the IMF, the World Bank and India, which is president of G-20 countries this year. This will be preceded by a virtual meeting on February 17. "It is basically to discuss issues that have been impeding reaching a timely debt restructuring process, and the lessons from the cases that we had in the recent past and come up with technical solutions to address these shortcomings," Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Director of the Strategy and Policy Review department at the IMF, told a group of reporters here on Tuesday. According to her, it is mainly about processes, about standards, about definitions of key issues, that wil

Global Investor Summit, G20 meets gave recognition to new UP: CM Yogi

Guests from 40 countries arrived at the Global Investors Summit, while representatives of 36 countries, including friendly nations, are participating in the G-20, stated an official release

150,000 delegates likely to visit India for G20 meetings in 2023

Nearly 1.50 lakh foreign delegates are expected to arrive in India this year to participate in various G20 meetings to be held in 56 cities, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. Addressing reporters, Reddy said after independence and till 2014, only 13 antiquities which were smuggled out of India, were brought back. Whereas during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits to various countries, 229 relics or monuments were brought to the country. India is hosting (heading) G20 this year. Officials and minister and delegates from 29 countries (20 countries of G20 group and nine special invitees) will be coming to India to participate in various meeting. The meetings will be held in 56 cities in India. Approximately 1.50 lakh foreign delegates are expected. Along with them their family members and associates are also expected." Owing to COVID-19 pandemic, he said the tourism sector suffered heavily for two years. However, the revival started in 2022 as domestic tourism .

Assam to host G20's Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting on Feb 2-3

The two-day meeting will be attended by 94 delegates from the member countries of G20, guest countries, different international organizations and also officials from the Union government

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G20 Health Working Group meet: India to play proactive role in negotiations

The 1st Health Working Group meeting under G20 India Presidency will be held here from January 18 to 20. India assumed the presidency of the G20 on December 01, 2022