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China says ‘divergent opinions’ contributed to lack of G20 consensus

October 4, 2026 admin

The United States holds the rotating presidency of the Group of 20 major economies this year, which also includes China, India, France, Germany and Japan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China said on Sunday (October 4, 2026) that “divergent opinions” fuelled by U.S. tariffs contributed to the lack of agreement on overcapacity and forced labour…

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Russian delegation to take part in G20 energy meeting, Zelenskyy willing to meet Putin

September 12, 2026 admin

Russia will send officials to a G20 energy meeting in Houston next week, a Russian diplomat said on Saturday (September 12, 2026), as the United States ups efforts to end the Ukraine conflict. It comes after the United States welcomed Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to North Carolina for another G20 meeting in early September,…

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India, China Review Disengagement Process; Discuss Next Steps In Ties

November 19, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi reviewed progress in the disengagement of troops in Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh in a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. It was the first high-level engagement between the two sides after completion of the disengagement process in the two friction…

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5 Takeaways From G20 Summit In Brazil

November 19, 2024 admin

Rio de Janeiro: G20 leaders met in Rio de Janeiro on Monday for talks on climate change, ongoing wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, and more, at a forum that highlighted differences between world powers but also delivered some successes. Here are five key takeaways from the summit: No climate breakthrough Hopes were high that…

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PM Modi Meets US President Biden At G20 Summit In Brazil

November 18, 2024 admin

PM Modi meets Joe Biden at G20 Summit Rio de Janiero: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met United States President Joe Biden at the 19th G20 Summit being held at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and said it is “always a delight to meet him.” “With @POTUS Joe Biden at the G20 Summit in…

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S Jaishankar’s G7 Googly When Questioned In Europe About BRICS

September 12, 2024 admin

S Jaishankar had a conversation with Ambassador Jean-David Levitte in Geneva Geneva: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, when asked about the need for BRICS while a grouping like G20 already existed, responded that if the G7 can exist when there is the G20, there is no reason why BRICS cannot. Mr Jaishankar said this during…

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Wealth Of World’s Top 1% Grew By $42 Trillion Over The Past Decade: Oxfam

July 27, 2024 admin

Average net worth of the elite jumped by nearly $400,000 per person, per the report. The world’s richest one per cent increased their fortune by $42 trillion over the past decade, which is nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 per cent of the world’s population, according to a new analysis by Oxfam….

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Ex-PMs Tell G20 To Tax Super-Rich

July 12, 2024 admin

BRASILIA: Former presidents and prime ministers have sent an open letter to current leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies urging support for a global tax on billionaires, which they called a rare political opportunity. The move comes as Brazil’s G20 presidency, which put the proposal on the table in February, seeks to build support…

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India Now Able To Contribute Much More To World: S Jaishankar

October 17, 2023 admin

S Jaishankar hailed Indian community’s role in strengthening country’s global outreach (File) Hanoi: India has emerged as a country which is able to contribute much more to the world with a higher level of confidence and harmonise the contradictions of the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Addressing the Indian community in…

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India To Discuss Issues With Canada During P20 Summit In Delhi Next Week

October 6, 2023 admin

P20 Summit will be held from October 13 to 14 New Delhi: India will raise all issues with the Canadian speaker of the Senate during the upcoming Parliament-20 meeting of the G20 nations’ presiding officers scheduled here next week, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday. The presiding officers of 25 countries and 10…

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