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G20 sends strong message on disaster resilience, debt, minerals: MEA

The concerns and priorities of Africa were prominently reflected in the G20 South Africa Summit Leaders' Declaration, adopted by member countries, said Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary (Economic Relations)

PM Modi proposes critical minerals circularity initiative at G20 Summit

India on Saturday proposed a G20 critical minerals circularity initiative to promote recycling, urban mining, second-life batteries and related innovations, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the country is fully committed to sustainability and clean energy. In his address at the second session at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, he also proposed setting up of a G20 Open Satellite Data Partnership whereby satellite data and analysis from G20 space agencies can be made more accessible for countries of the Global South. He shared the broader points from his speech, in a series of posts on X. The second session was on A Resilient World --- the G20's Contribution: Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change, Just Energy Transitions, Food Systems. The second session at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg focussed on building a resilient world in the face of disasters, climate change and ensuring energy transitions that are just as well as robust food systems. India has been actively

PM Modi meets world leaders on sidelines of G20 Summit in Johannesburg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday had an engaging exchange on different issues with multiple world leaders here and said they together reaffirmed shared commitment to global progress and prosperity. Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, French President Emmanuel Macron, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit hosted by South Africa. It was wonderful meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Johannesburg. This year has brought new energy to the IndiaUK partnership and we will keep driving it forward across many domains, Modi said in a post on X. Modi said he had a great exchange of views with Prime Minister Ibrahim and added that India and Malaysia will continue to work together to diversify bilateral cooperation. He said he was delighted to meet President Macron, with whom he had an engaging exchange

Solidarity, equality, sustainability key pillars of growth: G20 declaration

Acknowledging the impact of rising geopolitical and geo-economic competition, a Declaration adopted at the G20 Leaders' Summit here on Saturday confirmed that solidarity, equality and sustainability are key pillars of inclusive growth. Energy security, climate action and disaster resilience and response too was prominently mentioned in the text of the Declaration that was adopted by the heads of state attending the Summit by consensus despite US attempts to stop it. We understand our interconnectedness as a global community of nations and reaffirm our commitment to ensure that no one is left behind through multilateral cooperation, macro policy coordination, global partnerships for sustainable development and solidarity, the Declaration read. The 39-page document acknowledges the impact of rising geopolitical and geo-economic competition and instability, heightened conflicts and wars, and deepening inequality increasing global economic uncertainty and fragmentation. In the face of

UN chief Antonio Guterres urges G20 to use power to ease global suffering

The G20 nations hold enormous potential to ease suffering and set the world on a more peaceful course, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, urging the bloc to lead the action required. Guterres made the remarks at a media briefing shortly after arriving in Johannesburg on Friday to participate in the G20 Leaders' Summit for the next two days. My message to G20 leaders over the next two days is simple. Now is the time for leadership and vision, Guterres said as he cited conflicts, climate chaos, economic uncertainty, inequality and a collapse in global aid as causes of inflicting massive suffering around the world. He added that rising military spending is drawing resources away from development. "As the world's largest economies, the G20 nations can hold enormous influence to ease suffering, ensure that economic growth is widely shared, and set our world on a better, more peaceful course for the future," he said. Guterres said that during the Summit, he would call on G2

S Africa refuses to hand over G20 baton to junior official amid US spat

South Africa has decided not to hand over the annual G20 Presidency to a junior US official at the end of the leaders' summit, even as a White House official cautions Cyril Ramaphosa over running his mouth against the US and President Donald Trump. South African President Ramaphosa adopted a reconciliatory approach on Thursday evening after the US requested accreditation for an eight-member team led by US charg d'affaires, Marc Dillard, to receive the baton on Sunday. However, late on Thursday evening, Ramaphosa's spokesman, Vincent Magwenya, posted a message on social media, saying the president will not hand over the G20 Presidency to a junior official. The President will not hand over to a charg d'affaires. It's a breach of established protocol. No head of state and government anywhere in the world would do it, Magwenya told local media. There was also anger in South Africa about remarks by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, which analysts said was a breach of protoco

US to attend but not participate in deliberations at G20 in South Africa

The US will attend only the closing ceremony of this weekend's G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, but will not participate in any deliberations, the US confirmed in a statement late on Thursday. South Africa will hand over the annual Presidency of the G20 to the US on Sunday, and had indicated that it would do so ceremonially to an empty chair after repeated threats by US President Donald Trump that there would be no representation from the US. The US announcement followed some tough talk earlier on Thursday, where South African President Cyril Ramaphosa took several swipes at Trump without naming him specifically. It cannot be that a country's geographical location or income level or army determines who has a voice and who is spoken down to. It basically means that there should be no bullying of one nation by another nation we are all equal, Ramaphosa said to huge applause from the delegates at the G20 Social Summit. By early evening, Ramaphosa was more conciliatory as he ...

South Africa calls Trump's G20 Summit boycott an 'imperialist act'

The South African government and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday reacted angrily to US President Donald Trump's decision to boycott the G20 Summit scheduled to take place in a fortnight in Johannesburg. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula lashed out at both Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who repeated the allegations made by Trump. Mbalula called the statements by the two US leaders false, labelling them as imperialist interference. Trump announced on Friday that no US official would participate in the Summit, which is being hosted by South Africa as it prepares to hand over the annual Presidency to the US. Trump cited the alleged persecution of white Afrikaner farmers in South Africa as the reason for his decision. This allegation has been denied and disproved repeatedly by both the South African government and leaders within the white community itself. It is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa. Afrikaners are being killed

US to boycott G20 in South Africa over white farmers issue, says Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that no US government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country's treatment of white farmers. Trump had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe's leading and emerging economies. Vice President JD Vance had been scheduled to attend in Trump's place, but a person familiar with Vance's plans who was granted anonymity to talk about his schedule said Vance would no longer travel there for the summit. It is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa, Trump said on his social media site. In his post, Trump cited abuses of Afrikaners, including violence and death as well as confiscation of their land and farms. The Trump administration has long accused the South African government of allowing minority white Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted and attacked. As it restricted the number of refugees admitted annually to the US to 7,500, the

Will not attend G20 summit in South Africa later this month, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said he will not attend the G20 Summit scheduled to be held in South Africa later this month. I am not going. We have a G20 meeting in South Africa. South Africa shouldn't even be in the Gs anymore because what's happened there is bad. I told them I'm not going. I'm not going to represent our country there. It shouldn't be there, Trump said at the America Business Forum in Miami on Wednesday. South Africa assumed the year-long G20 Presidency on December 1, 2024, and will host the group's leaders for a summit meeting in Johannesburg from November 22 to 23, the first time the G20 Summit will be held on African soil. India was the President of the G20 from December 2022 to November 2023 and had hosted the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi in September 2023. Then-US President Joe Biden had travelled to India to attend the G20 Summit. The G20 comprises 19 countries Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, So

India's richest 1% have grown their wealth by 62% since 2000: G20 study

The study warns that global inequality has reached "emergency levels," putting democracy, economic stability, and climate progress at risk

Trump to skip G20 summit in South Africa, V-P Vance to attend in his stead

The president's fight with South Africa reached a boiling point in May when he ambushed President Cyril Ramaphosa with a video purporting to back up his claims White farmers are being targeted

Women's labour participation in India far from matching G20 peers: Poll

Over 70% of experts said the Indian government's overall unemployment data was inaccurate and masked the severity of joblessness and underemployment

G20 watchdog outlines climate risk plan but halts further policy work

The US has withdrawn from multiple groups dedicated to exploring how flooding and wildfires and big climate-related policy shifts could impact financial stability

Amitabh Kant joins Fairfax as senior advisor after G20 Sherpa role

Amitabh Kant was India's G20 Sherpa for the 2023 Summit that took place in New Delhi. In the run-up to the summit, Kant worked towards building international consensus on key issues

Amitabh Kant steps down as G20 Sherpa, marks end of 45-year govt career

India's G20 Sherpa and former CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant announced his resignation from public service to 'embrace new opportunities'

FM Sitharaman to attend G20, IMF-World Bank meets during US, Peru visit

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will participate in G20 meetings and attend Spring Meetings of the IMF-World Bank, among other bilateral engagements, during an 11-day official trip to the US and Peru, the finance ministry said on Saturday. Sitharaman is leaving for the official trip on Saturday night. The finance minister will also interact with top CEOs from prominent fund management firms during a Roundtable meeting with investors, besides holding bilateral meetings with CEOs from top information technology (IT) firms based in San Francisco. As part of the US visit, she would land in San Francisco to deliver a keynote address at the Hoover Institution at the Stanford University on April 20. Sitharaman will also participate in an event featuring Indian diaspora in San Francisco and interact with the Indian community settled there, the finance ministry said in a statement. During her visit to Washington, USA, from April 22-25, Sitharaman will participate in the Spring Meetings

India only G20 nation to achieve climate goal before time: Bhupender Yadav

India only G20 nation to achieve climate goal before time: Bhupender Yadav

G20 meet on global poverty marred by disputes, absence of major economies

The two-day meeting comes after the Trump administration announced plans to gut its USAID arm and Britain slashed its aid budget by 40 per cent to divert funds towards defence spending

G20 finance ministers to meet in South Africa amid fractious geopolitics

South Africa had hoped to make the G20 a platform for pressuring rich countries to do more to tackle climate change