Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant is going to be India’s new G20 Sherpa as Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goel will give up his position as he has been tasked with other pressing duties, sources familiar with the matter said. With the G-20 presidency coming to India in November, a full-time […]
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China urges to ‘avoid politicizing’ issue of proposed G20 event in J-K by India
China on Thursday urged to “avoid politicizing” the issue of the proposed G20 event in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) to be organized by India. Zhao Lijian, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson while responding to a question on the proposed G20 event by India said that instead of focussing on the […]
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India fully supports Italy’s priority areas for G20 presidency: FS Shringla
India fully supports the priority areas chosen by Italy for its G20 presidency which include recovery from the pandemic, strengthening global health governance, economic recovery and resilience, climate change and food security, said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday. Addressing a special briefing here ahead of Prime Minister’s Modi’s visit to Europe, […]
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Putin to take part in G20, ASEAN, East Asia Summits next week
Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in several international summits next week, according to the Rossiya 1 broadcaster’s “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” TV program. The agenda includes high-level meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the East Asia summit. Putin will also virtually partake in the G20 summit. (ANI/Sputnik)
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PM Modi to participate in G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit tomorrow: MEA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the upcoming G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan on October 12 in virtual format The Summit is being convened by the G20 Italian Presidency. “At the invitation of the Italian Presidency of the G-20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the upcoming […]
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India among G20 nations facing highest losses due to extreme weather events
Extreme weather events led to around 16,000 deaths and economic losses of $142 billion in G20 countries on average every year between 1998 and 2017. India along with Russia, France, Italy and Germany are the highest ranked in terms of losses, an annual review of climate action taken by G20 […]