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G20 summit: Eight things to watch for as global leaders meet in Bali

This G20 gathering comes against the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine, plus increasingly confrontation between the US and China, and tensions over oil supply between the US and Saudi Arabia.

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G20 Delhi summit likely to have dedicated vertical for digital public goods

Open-source Aadhaar and UPI will be two top digital public goods offered; govt trying to take QR-based authentication and payment services global following success of DBT, payment digitisation

India, Indonesia think tanks hold a discussion on "G20 and Global Dynamics"

This has provided a unique opportunity for India and Indonesia to deepen their bilateral engagement as a host of Track II events are being held with stakeholders from both nations.

'Debt distress, climate action to be challenges for India as G20 President'

"All major bilateral creditors, including China, must cooperate constructively to deliver on their G20 commitment to provide meaningful debt relief, " US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

'US looking forward to support India's G20 presidency': Janet Yellen

The 2022 G20 Summit will take place under the presidency of Indonesia in Bali between November 15 and 16

G20 Summit: US President Biden to meet China's Jinping in Bali on Nov 14

US President Joe Biden would meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on November 14 on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Indonesia during which they will discuss ways to work together where their interests align, especially on transnational challenges that affect the international community, the White House announced on Thursday. The meeting comes amid the fractious relationship between the two nations. The Leaders will discuss efforts to maintain and deepen lines of communication between the United States and the PRC (People's Republic of China), responsibly manage competition, and work together where our interests align, especially on transnational challenges that affect the international community, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. The two Leaders will also discuss a range of regional and global issues, Pierre said. This would be their first in-person meeting after Biden became the US President in January 2021. The two leaders have spoken over the phone as m

India to highlight heritage, diversity during one-year G20 presidency

India will showcase its culture, diversity and technological advancement during its one-year presidency of the G20 group of countries, sources said on Thursday. Harsh Shringla, former foreign secretary, and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Thursday gave a presentation on the programmes planned to the Union Council of Ministers once India assumes the G20 presidency, they said. India will host more than 200 meetings at 56 locations once the country assumes the G20 presidency next month, the sources said. Shringla is India's chief G20 coordinator. India will assume the presidency of the G20 group of countries for a year for the first time, starting December 1. Many delegates and diplomats from the G20 member countries and guest countries will arrive in India for these meetings during the one-year period. The sources said Kant and Shringla informed the ministers and secretaries during the presentation that more than 200 meetings would be held at 56 locations -- both big and small ...

PM Modi to visit Indonesia from November 14-16 to attend G20 summit: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesian city of Bali from November 14 to 16 to attend the G20 summit, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday. India will assume the Presidency of the powerful grouping from the current chair Indonesia on December 1. The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world's major developed and developing economies. It comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and the European Union (EU). The G20 summit will take place on November 15 and 16 in Bali and Modi is set to be among the top leaders attending it. The G20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation representing around 85 per cent of the global GDP, over 75 per cent of the global trade, and about two-thirds of the world population. India is currently part of the G20 Troika (current, previous

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend G-20 summit: Official

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over his war in Ukraine, an Indonesian government official said Thursday. US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders are to attend the two-day summit in Bali that starts on November 15. The summit was to be the first time that Biden and Putin would have been together at a gathering since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the Chief of Support for G-20 events told reporters in Denpasar, Indonesia, that Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation. The Indonesian government respects the decision of the Russian government, which President Putin himself previously explained to President Joko Widodo in a very friendly telephone conversation, said Pandjaitan, who is also the Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment. Biden had r

Looking for competition, not conflict with China: US President Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden has said he is looking for competition and not conflict with China. Biden is likely to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, later this month. During the meeting, Biden told reporters here on Wednesday, the two leaders are expected to talk to each other about their national interests and the red line. I've met with him many times. And I've told him I'm looking for competition, not conflict. So, what I want to do with him when we talk is lay out what kind of each of our red lines are, understand what he believes to be in the critical national interests of China, what I know to be the critical interests of the United States and to determine whether or not they conflict with one another, he said in response to a question. And if they do, how do we resolve it and how to work it out. The Taiwan doctrine has not changed at all from the very beginning, the very beginning. So, I'm sure we'll discuss a number o

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PM Modi to gift Himachal items to world leaders at G20 summit: Report

The sources said that the Prime Minister may gift items like Kullu shawls and Kangra miniature paintings.

PM to visit Indonesia, G20 to see formal announcement of India's presidency

PM Modi unveiled the logo, theme and website of India's G20 Presidency via video-conferencing here on Tuesday.

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Modi unveils logo, theme, website of India's upcoming G20 presidency

Punjab govt forms sub-committee for G20 summit meeting in Amritsar

A sub-committee of the Punjab Cabinet has been formed to oversee preparations for the G20 summit scheduled to be held in Amritsar in March next year. It will hold its first meeting on Monday. According to an official statement, the sub-committee has been formed by the state government so that Punjab can be presented as a centre of tourism during the global meet. The sub-committee has Local Government Minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar as its chairman. The other members are cabinet ministers Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Harjot Singh Bains and Harbhajan Singh, the statement said. It is a matter of great pride for the state of Punjab that the G20 summit meeting will be held in Amritsar, in which presidents and prime ministers of major countries will participate to discuss issues pertaining to education, labour and others, it added. The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world's major developed and developing economies. It comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ch

Why G20 summits have become an R & R break for overworked heads of govts

Since the Pittsburgh summit in 2009, G20 Summits have achieved what all such talk shops do - almost nothing

G20 host Indonesia waiting to see if Russia's Putin will attend summit

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told Reuters in an interview that Putin's attendance at the meeting might only become clear at the last minute

Soluble and relevant: The focus of India's G20 agenda

The government may be tempted to showcase its own achievements. But it must resist this temptation