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We're all grateful to PM Modi for India's presidency of G20: White House

The US is grateful to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the G20 presidency and President Joe Biden returned from the leaders' summit in Delhi feeling "very positive and optimistic", a senior White House official said. Biden "came away from the G20 feeling very positive and optimistic about the direction. I mean, there was an awful lot of great work done at the G20 and we're all grateful to Prime Minister Modi for his presidency, for India's presidency of it, but also for the way the agenda was executed," National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said at a press briefing in response to a question by PTI. "It was a very, very productive couple of days," Kirby said, referring to the G20 Leaders' Summit held in Delhi on September 9 and 10 under the Indian presidency of the grouping of the world's biggest economies. Kirby addressed reporters at the New York Foreign Press Center here Monday on US priorities for the high-level 78th session

Govt unveils 'People's G20' eBook, shedding light on G20 presidency

The launch took place in New Delhi and was attended by Manish Desai, Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau, along with other senior officers

PM Modi to host dinner for 450 Delhi Police personnel on G20 security duty

Sanjay Arora, Delhi Police Commissioner, has noted down names of personnel from each district who were part of the security team during the Summit

Looking back, India has done magical work: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Kant talks about the historic summit, the New Delhi Declaration, the challenges on the way and many sleepless nights to find the voice of moderation

'Very, very proud': Anand Mahindra on Araku coffee gifted to G20 leaders

Araku coffee was founded as an effort of the Andhra Pradesh government to help the underprivileged tribal farmers from the scenic Araku Valley

G20 Summit: Chinese delegations refuse to cooperate with security over bags

The Chinese delegations' refusal to have their bags checked by security led to a 12 hour standoff at the Taj Palace

Justin Trudeau's G20 visit: Plane troubles, diplomatic tension, & backlash

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's G20 visit to India was marred by a plane troubles, diplomatic tensions, and domestic criticism

G20 Summit: Startup Bridge between India and Saudi Arabia announced

Prince Fahad Bin Mansour Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia stated that Saudi Arabia wanted to keep the momentum of collaboration going while boosting entrepreneurship in both nations

Canadian opposition leader mocks Justin Trudeau's G20 visit to India

No one likes to see a Canadian prime minister repeatedly humiliated & trampled upon by the rest of the world, the opposition leader said

Mamata Banerjee attending G20 dinner: Matter of courtesy, says TMC leader

Santanu Sen said that Adhir Ranjan Choudhury will not decide when the chief minister of the state will go to attend a dinner on the occasion of G20 as part of the protocol

PM Modi meets Saudi Crown Prince, discusses trade and defence ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince discussed all aspects of bilateral relations, including political, security, defence, trade, economy, culture, and people-to-people ties

Chocolate tree, local produce: How hotels went all out for G20 Summit

ITC Hotels was entrusted with the task of catering for the presidential and prime minister's banquets

Happiest decision for Brazil: President Lula on Global Biofuels Alliance

While addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Lula emphasised that Brazil will continue to improve ethanol production

G20 Summit Day 1 key takeaways: From Biofuel Alliance & Russia-Ukraine Silence

G20 Summit: From the Global Biofuel alliance to avoiding condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine, here are the BIG takeaways from Day 1 of the Summit. >

Top headlines: RIL pushes battery unit timeline to 2026, PM signs off G20

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PM Modi establishes 'Bharatbarsha' as 'Viswaguru' at G20: Tripura CM Saha

He said that one of the significant aspects of G20 was PM Modi has established 'Bharatbarsha' as 'Viswaguru'

New Delhi Declaration provides direction for tourism sector: Govt on G20

A "significant milestone" achieved during the G20 Leaders' Summit here was the "unanimous endorsement" of the pivotal role of tourism and culture in sustainable socio-economic development and prosperity, the Ministry of Tourism said on Sunday. The declaration was announced and adopted by the summit on Saturday. The G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration adopted during the summit underlined the significance of the "Goa Roadmap for Tourism as a vehicle for achieving SDGs", the ministry said in a statement. The summit stands as a testament to India's leadership in fostering global unity and collaboration. It witnessed the convergence of the world's most influential leaders, united by a shared vision for the future, it said. Their collective commitment to addressing global challenges reaffirms the spirit of global cooperation, the statement said. The declaration "provides a new direction for tourism sector with G20 Goa Roadmap outlining the challenges, objectives, opportunities and ...

New Delhi declaration shows our G20 presidency was able to table ideas: EAM

In a post on X, Jaishankar said that the focus, throughout the Summit, was kept on Global South and the contemporary achievements were highlighted during the two-day long event

Undoubtedly diplomatic triumph for India: Tharoor on New Delhi Declaration

Tharoor further praised India for bringing all member states to a consensus on the New Delhi Declaration

Western powers failed to 'Ukrainise' G20 agenda: Russia's Sergey Lavrov

The Western powers failed to "Ukrainise" the agenda of the G20 largely due to consolidated efforts by the grouping's member nations from the Global South, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, hailing the declaration unveiled by the leaders of the bloc that avoided condemning Moscow for its war against Ukraine. He also described the G20 Summit under India's presidency as a "breakthrough" in many ways as its outcomes showed a path to the world to move forward on a range of challenges. "We didn't expect that. We were ready to defend our wording of the text. The Global South is no longer willing to be lectured," he said referring to the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration. India managed to hammer out an unexpected consensus among the G20 countries on the contentious Ukraine conflict through a series of hectic negotiations with emerging economies such as Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia playing a leading role in reaching the agreement on the declaration. At a press briefing, ..