Sources from Parliament told that the Summit is expected to discuss a variety of issues including response to the social and employment crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
The summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Afghanistan is scheduled to be held on September 28, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said."On September 28, as far as I remember, thereabout," TASS news agency said quoting an official.Vershinin did not respond to the question about the person to represent Russia at the summit."This is still in process; they should sent an invitation," he noted.Mario Draghi, the Prime Minister of Italy currently presiding in G20, said earlier that the summit on Afghanistan was planned to be held after the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as India's Sherpa for the G20, an influential grouping that brings together the world's major economies.
Sitharaman shared recent policy responses of Government of India to strengthen the health system and economy, including the efficient application of CoWIN Platform
The landmark agreement aims to revamp rules that have allowed major companies to save billions by shifting profits to low tax jurisdictions
Finance ministers and central bank governors of the world's top 20 economies, called the G20, will hold a video-conference on Friday and the global response to the unprecedented havoc wreaked by Covid
As expected the coronavirus pandemic topped the agenda of the two-day Summit major economies, with countries committing to ensure "affordable and equitable" access to vaccines worldwide
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The G20 is looking beyond the US for leadership
India will need increased effort to meet the targets
India will now host the Group of 20 Summit in 2023, a year later than what was decided earlier, the grouping leaders announced on Sunday.
Discuss efforts to ensure fair distribution of a coronavirus vaccine globally
At G20, Modi says world can progress faster with support to developing nations
The pandemic and prospects of an uneven and uncertain economic recovery were at the centre of a two-day summit under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia
In his address on the second and final day of the summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia in the virtual format, Modi also highlighted India's efforts for inclusive development through a participatory approach
Climate change must be fought not in silos but in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a G20 event
India is not only meeting its Paris Agreement targets but has also been exceeding them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the G20 summit held virtually
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called on the world leaders to work together to ensure affordable and equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines
China is ready to pursue peaceful coexistence with all countries on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday
Speaking at the G20 summit on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Covid-19 pandemic an important turning point in the history of humanity