Democratic rights denied in the name of Sanatana Dharma: Annie Raja Democratic rights denied in the name of Sanatana Dharma: Annie Raja The Hindu · Sep 8, 2023
Bharat: why the recent push to change India's name has a hidden agenda The invitations to a state dinner to mark India’s hosting of this year’s G20 came not, as you’d expect, from the office of the president of India, but from the “president of Bharat”. This has prompted speculation from observers both at home and abroad about whether this signifies an official… The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023
Mark Meadows loses bid to transfer Georgia election interference case to federal court – as it happened Meadows faces two felony charges, including racketeering and solicitation of a violation of oath by a public officer The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2023
Sunak pledges to ‘put pressure’ on Moscow as he arrives in India for summit The Prime Minister received a colourful welcome as he arrived in India to attend the G20 leaders’ summit. The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
How India welcomed ‘son-in-law’ Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty: ‘Both are Desi!’ Sunak earlier spoke how ‘special’ it was to return to a country that is ‘very near and dear’ to him The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
India vs Bharat: A synonym, binary choice or ideological fixation? There were rumours and a furious debate as President Droupadi Murmu’s office sent out an invite for a G20 event – in the name of the President of Bharat. Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2023
Arundhati Roy: ‘Biden, Macron know what’s going on in India but won’t talk’ From her New Delhi home, acclaimed Indian writer and activist talks about G20 summit and state of India’s minorities. Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2023
India or Bharat? Why the G20 is causing a row over country’s name The names India and Bharat both have a rich history Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023
G-20 gala dinner | Government doesn’t value leader of 60% of India, says Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi says Government not valuing leader of 60% of India's population by not inviting leader of opposition to G20 gala dinner. He believes fight for democracy in India is the opposition's responsibility and the Bharat vs India debate is a diversionary tactic. The Hindu · Sep 8, 2023
US requested for more press access during G20: White House The US government has told the media that despite requests from the administration for more press access, journalists traveling with US President Joe Biden to India for the G20 summit will not get a chance to pose questions to either him or Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they meet in… Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2023
Rishi Sunak lands in India for historic G20 summit where he will urge world leaders to stand against Putin Rishi Sunak will urge world leaders not to see the war in Ukraine as just a "European problem" at the G20 summit in India this weekend. Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023
UK offshore wind auction fails to attract investors in blow to net zero No companies have bid for the UK’s latest round of offshore wind farms in a step seen as a serious setback for the Government’s climate change ambitions, after months of warnings from industry players. Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023
The US should not normalize Modi’s autocratic and illiberal India at the G20 Despite his lip-service to democracy and human rights, Biden keeps embracing autocrats and would-be autocrats The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2023
Leaders gathered at the G20 summit in India will struggle to reach a consensus as politics and war trump climate change and economics Today, it's hard to imagine the same level of cooperation between the countries that banded together during the 2008 financial crisis on almost any issue. Fortune · Sep 8, 2023
The Times of India · Sep 8, 2023 G20 summit: China digs in on Ukraine, climate even in Xi Jinping's absence China is emerging as a block on negotiations in the run-up to a meeting of Group of 20 leaders, with the UK accusing Beijing of obstructing measures to tackle climate change and refusing to back language condemning Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2023 Backsliding democracy as host, deepening divide, impact on poor: Global media’s G20 scepticism Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. The world is one family.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 8, 2023 G20 leaders gather in India minus China's Xi and Russia's Putin G20 leaders began to descend on New Delhi Friday, hoping to make progress on trade, climate and a host of other global problems despite the Chinese and Russian presidents skipping the summit.
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023 Rishi Sunak plays down chances of free-trade deal with India ahead of G20 summit The Prime Minister warned against ‘artificial deadlines’ for agreements.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023 UK-India trade deal ‘not guaranteed’, says Sunak before Modi meeting PM’s crunch meeting with Indian counterpart at G20 hoped to smooth way for free trade deal
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023 UK-India trade deal ‘not a given’, says Sunak ahead of Modi meeting PM says post-Brexit agreement with Delhi not guaranteed – as he refuses to commit to one before general election
The Hindu · Sep 8, 2023 India’s G-20 leadership extremely effective, even if Russia generally absent: Janet Yellen U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said India’s G-20 leadership has proven effective on several fronts, including the reforms of multilateral development banks and addressing the debt concerns of vulnerable countries.
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023 Colourful welcome in India for Rishi Sunak as he arrives for G20 summit The Prime Minister and his wife Akshata Murty were greeted by traditional dancers.
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023 G20: Xi Jinping's snub of summit the latest in escalation of ambition between two assertive powers It might be tempting to connect Xi Jinping’s refusal to attend the G20 summit in India with continuing border tensions. These reached a peak recently when China released an “official map” claiming as its territory several areas that have long been a matter of contention between the two countries.
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023 View from The Hill: Australia's bid for Julian Assange's freedom presents formidable problems for Joe Biden In his relatively brief time as prime minister, Anthony Albanese has had very extensive contact with US President Joe Biden. According to the prime minister’s office, Albanese has had four formal meetings with him, plus two Quad meetings, and several other less formal discussions. They’ll rub shoulders again at the…
The Hindu · Sep 8, 2023 On the first day of G-20 summit, Congress accuses Modi govt. of suppressing inconvenient data Attacking the Modi government on the first day of the G-20 summit, citing the more than three-year delay in conducting the census, the Congress called it “unprecedented failure”, and accused the government of “suppressing” data that it finds “inconvenient”