G20 Summit: G20 meetings are expected to bring economic benefits to India
New Delhi:
World leaders have arrived in Delhi for the G20 summit, including US President Joe Biden. Biden also held wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his arrival.
PM Modi will also host a “working lunch” for the leaders on Saturday at the Bharat Mandapam, and President Droupadi Murmu will host a gala dinner for them.
G20 Chief Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the G20 meetings held across locations in various states and Union territories are a “fine example of cooperative federalism”.
These meetings will “surely bring economic benefits to our country and citizens”, he added.
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What PM Modi, Joe Biden Discussed Ahead Of G20 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, at a private dinner, discussed ways to “deepen and diversify” the partnership between the two countries. In their over 50-minute talks PM Modi and Mr Biden discussed defence partnership, cooperation in nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies such as 6G.
The two leaders also exuded confidence that the outcomes of the G20 Summit will advance the shared goals of accelerating sustainable development, bolstering multilateral cooperation and building consensus around inclusive economic policies to address greatest global challenges.
PM Modi’s Private Dinner For President Biden, Bilateral Talks On India-US Ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met United States President Joe Biden for a bilateral discussion at his residence in Delhi late on Friday evening, shortly after Mr Biden’s Air Force One landed in Delhi ahead of the weekend’s G20 Summit. The Prime Minister’s Office shared photos of the two leaders holding talks on “a wide range of issues (that) will further deepen bond between India and the US”.
Rishi Sunak, In India For G20, Says This On Khalistani Threats
The United Kingdom is “working closely with India to tackle Khalistani extremism”, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Friday evening, shortly after landing in Delhi to take part in the G20 Summit – a meeting of one of the world’s most influential power blocs. Mr Sunak stressed that the UK would not accept any form of violence, and that the two countries are collaborating to end this threat.
“This (the Khalistani issue) is a really important question… let me just say, unequivocally, no form of extremism or violence like that is acceptable in the UK. And that is why we are working very closely with the Indian government to tackle ‘PKE’ (pro-Khalistan extremism),” the UK leader said.
