Russia-Ukraine war - live: Putin calls conflict a tragedy despite invading and claims he’s open to peace talks Putin has set out Russia’s view of what it sees as the ‘deeply unstable world situation’ The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023
India to host virtual G20 summit today; Trudeau to attend Virtual G20 Summit: PM Modi to chair G20 summit. Summit comes amid Israel-Hamas conflict, providing opportunity to discuss implementation of leaders’ declaration, gaps in global governance The Hindu · Nov 22, 2023
PM Albanese to attend virtual meeting of G20 leaders A virtual meeting of the Group of 20 leaders, including Anthony Albanese and Vladimir Putin, will be hosted by India before it wraps up its presidency. AAP · Nov 22, 2023
Chinese Premier Li Qiang to attend G-20 virtual meet The G-20 virtual summit on November 22, 2023 will take forward key outcomes and action points firmed up at the annual conclave of the grouping in September under India’s presidency, the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi said in a statement. The Hindu · Nov 21, 2023
PIB’s G20 media campaign: Senior govt officials selected to write op-eds across 315 newspapers If you were in Delhi in September, it was hard to miss the relentless media blitz surrounding the G20 summit. From billboards to posters, the Narendra Modi government went all out to educate the public on the importance of India’s presidency of the G20. Newslaundry · Nov 21, 2023
Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN UN warns window for limiting warming to 1.5C is closing fast ahead of COP28 meeting in Dubai. Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war- live: Putin set for G20 speech as civilian death toll passes 10,000 Moscow being forced to rely more heavily on penal recruits and mobilised reservists, Kyiv claims The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Global South Centre of Excellence PM Modi inaugurated DAKSHIN, a Global South Centre of Excellence, to promote dialogue & cooperation among Global South countries. He noted that the Global South has always existed geographically, but is now getting a voice due to joint efforts. The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023
India ‘strongly condemns’ civilian casualties in Israel-Hamas conflict: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday “strongly condemned” the civilian casualties in the ongoing violence in Gaza Strip while delivering the inaugural speech at the virtual Voice of Global South Summit. The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023
India’s all-inclusive model of growth showcased at G20 summit, says Governor India's G20 presidency offers an all-inclusive growth model to the world, Gov. Ravi said at a seminar. India leveraged digital tech to achieve this, helping 14 crore people out of poverty. G20 presidency stands for people connect, improving tourism and small businesses. Endogeneity in decision-making and contribution to global discussion… The Hindu · Nov 15, 2023
PM Modi to attend COP-28 in Dubai; to host G-20 summit virtually PM Modi likely to attend COP-28 in Dubai, Nov 30-Dec 12. He is expected to highlight climate change commitments, need for concrete moves on climate finance from developed world. India committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2070. Major themes at COP-28 include Global Stocktake, Loss and Damages Fund. PM… The Hindu · Nov 10, 2023
Morning Digest | Kamal Nath says people of Madhya Pradesh looking for a change; Ambassador says Brazil to give continuity to India’s presidency of G-20, and more From, Kamal Nath says people of Madhya Pradesh looking for a change, to, Kiwis keen to stay in the semifinal race, meets wounded Sri Lanka, read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day. The Hindu · Nov 9, 2023
Brazil to give continuity to India’s presidency of G-20, says Ambassador, ahead of handover “We see the Brazilian presidency as giving continuity to the Indian presidency, in ensuring that the interests and challenges of the Global South will be an important part of the G-20 agenda,” Brazillian ambassador to India Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega said. The Hindu · Nov 8, 2023
How recent history may have given police pause over banning pro-Palestine march in London From Charles’s coronation to the G20 summit in 2009, the Met’s policing of major protests has had a tendency to reflect badly on the force The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
The Hindu · Nov 2, 2023 Is the United Nations toothless in ending wars? The Hindu Parley discussion | The United Nations has become toothless in bringing about peace, citing the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine as examples. Has the U.N. become toothless in ending wars?
Newslaundry · Oct 30, 2023 Unlike Russia-Ukraine, India’s ‘neutrality’ on Gaza truce has no good explanation “Woh zamana gya jab log samajhte thhey videsh niti koi door ki baat hai…” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is heard saying in a video clip that surfaced on social media on Sunday. The purpose of taking the G20 meetings through the country, he says, was to “make the world…
The Hindu · Oct 28, 2023 Post G20 summit, India is being viewed as a soft power, says Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar Post G20 summit, India is being viewed as a soft power, says Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar. India is sure to emerge as the third largest economy by 2030, thanks to the visionary leadership and affirmative policies of the Union government, observes Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar while speaking at three-day centenary celebrations of…
The Hindu · Oct 27, 2023 Women can make the world better Women must be given freedom, not just to be promoted within male-dominated institutions, to shape better, family-spirited institutions for governance
The Hindu · Oct 24, 2023 AIMIM president Owaisi urges PM Modi to facilitate humanitarian corridor into Gaza A galaxy of speakers expressed unwavering solidarity with Palestine and its people and collectively passed 12 resolutions, including the right to self-determination, and resisting occupation.
The Hindu · Oct 19, 2023 India's UPI system leading in cross-border payment: U.S. treasury official US Treasury official Shambaugh highlights India's UPI system for advancing bilateral links with other countries, incl. Singapore & UAE. ASEAN countries have greater ambition of interlinking fast payment systems multilaterally. G20 Payments Roadmap channelling efforts for tangible progress. New techs present opportunity for fresh start for payment systems, incl. transparency,…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023 Colombia and Mali leading efforts to improve air quality, new ranking finds Low and middle income countries addressing air pollution in climate plans, while UAE, host of Cop28, among rich nations lagging behind
The Hindu · Oct 17, 2023 MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi appointed India's ambassador to UN in Geneva It is learnt that around four senior diplomats, including joint secretary (G20) Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur and high commissioner to Mauritius K. Nandini Singla are being considered for the post of MEA spokesperson.
The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023 India against all forms of terrorism, Speaker tells P-20 summit At the P-20 summit, India conveyed to G-20 partners that it does not support any form of terrorism. PM Modi made it clear that terrorism has no place in India. AI should be credible and trustworthy, and countries agreed to form a group to enhance domain knowledge for legislative drafting.…
The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023 Om Birla slams EU Parliament for raising India’s internal issues Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla protested European Parliament's resolution on India's internal issues, citing nation's sovereignty. He invited European Union Vice President Nicola Beer to witness India's elections next year. Beer congratulated Birla on P20 Summit and sought India's cooperation for Europe's challenging times.
The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023 G-20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit | No issue can be seen in isolation in an interconnected world: Om Birla The Lok Sabha speaker closed the G-20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit and handed over the P-20 presidency to the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Cesar Pereira de Lira