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How India’s G-20 leadership in helping

reshape the world torn by war and crisis

India assumed the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1 last year.

The G20 Summit will be held in New Delhi on September 9-10 this year

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n a major endorsement to New
Delhi’s presidency of G-20, UN
Iresident coordinator, Shombi
Sharp, said here on Wednesday that
India is uniquely positioned at this
time of the divided world to play a
very constructive and positive role in
bringing together countries. The UN
resident coordinator made the above
remark while talking at a conference
by Global India Insights.
Speaking further about his ex-
pectations from India’s G20 Presi-
dency, Shombi Sharp said, “Expecta-
tions remain very high and that India
has set goals of ambitious, inclusive,
action-oriented G20,” and ‘India is
delivering on that.’
“It has been an incredible ex-
perience. We saw that in the amaz-
ing parts of the country. I think the G20 chief coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla attends the side event of 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting (TWG) at Darjeeling (ANI)
discussions are very timely. India is
uniquely positioned at this time of
the divided world to play a very con- alone. Having said this, he said, “We have already done by India in the on Thursday said G20 meetings are
structive and positive role in bringing have, I think come out of Covid in a issue of digital and energy transition being organized in the entire coun-
together countries”, Sharp added. manner that has been quite resilient and many other issues, essentially try and hence it is “natural” to hold
India assumed the Presidency of economically.” when India put forward the principle meetings in Jammu and Kashmir
the G20 for one year from Decem- Stressing the importance of the of inclusivity in its presidency. So, we and Ladakh as “these are inalienable
ber 1 last year. The G20 Summit will next 25 years and the young people are so looking forward to what India parts of India.”
be held in New Delhi on September during his speech, he said, “The next can do”, said the Indonesian Envoy. Pakistan recently slammed In-
9-10 this year. 25 years is very important and those Speaking further about the last dia’s decision to host a G20 meeting
At the same platform, G20 Chief 25 years is really the onus of securing G20 ministerial meeting held where in Srinagar and parts of Kashmir as
Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shrin- that objective of becoming a USD there couldn’t be a consensus, the an “irresponsible move”. “G20 meet-
gla on Wednesday said “any growth 30 trillion economy from the current Envoy said that we should not lose ings are being organized in entire In-
today is largely accounted by the de- USD 3-trillion economy rise largely any hope and optimism because past dia, in all cities and parts of India. It
veloping world”. on many of the young people I see meetings cannot define what is going is therefore natural to hold the meet-
The G20 Chief Coordinator who in the hall and of course the youth of to be the result and outcome of the ings in Jammu and Kashmir and La-
attended a conference of Centre for India, those who are 25 today will be summit. dakh because these are inalienable
Global India Insights in New Delhi 50 in 2047.” The recently held G-20 Finance parts of India,” Ministry of External
on Wednesday said the developing Meanwhile, Ina Krisnamurthi, Ministers’ meeting in Bangalore Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesper-
world bore the brunt of the conse- Indonesian Envoy to India, who was could not come up with a commu- son Arindam Bagchi said during the
quences of many of the global situ- also present at the conference, told nique. As the chair of the G-20 MEA Weekly Media Briefing on
ations. ANI, “Completing around four-and- meeting, India came with a Chair’s Thursday.
“And that has been manifest- a-half-months to its G20 Presiden- summary. While the G20 Foreign “That is what I would like to
ed by slower demand for goods and cy, interesting dynamics have been Ministers’ meeting held in March too say. The meetings are being held in
services, lowering remittances and happening and India will strive and was unable to agree to a joint com- all parts of India, that is our natural
increasing tendency towards indebt- thrive in its G20 Presidency.” munique over sharp differences on response,” the MEA official spokes-
edness,” he added. Speaking on glob- “Four months have gone and it the Russia-Ukraine war between the person said.
al growth from the developing world, has been very interesting dynamics US-led West on one side and Rus- Indian announced Srinagar
he said 4/5 of the global growth is happening. Over and over again I can sia-China on the other. as the venue for the G20 Tourism
from the Global South, of which 15 say that India will strive and thrive in In a related development, re- Working Group meeting scheduled
per cent is accounted for by India its presidency. Many achievements jecting Pakistan’s criticism, India to take place from May 22 to 24

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