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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today threw open the G20 Summit in New Delhi. An important announcement was the awaited induction of the African Union (AU) as a permanent member of the G20. This makes the number of permanent members in the group to 21. It is still not known whether the group will continue to be known as G20.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today threw open the G20 Summit in New Delhi. An important announcement was the awaited induction of the African Union (AU) as a permanent member of the G20. This makes the number of permanent members in the group to 21. It is still not known whether the group will continue to be known as G20.
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PM Modi invited Comoros President and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, to take his seat as a permanent representative of the G20. India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar received the AU chairman at the event. Analysts say this was a significant development for the G20 under India’s presidency. The Indian Prime Minister has earlier hinted at the induction of Africa in the group to amplify the voices of the Global South in the world.
Before the start of the proceedings, PM Modi expressed condolences for those affected by the earthquake in Morocco and assured his country’s all possible assistance to Morocco in this difficult time.
Welcoming global leaders at the multilateral summit, PM Modi said, “the 21st century is an important time to show the world a new direction. Today, centuries-old challenges are seeking new solutions from us and that’s why we should move ahead while fulfilling our responsibilities with a human-centric approach.,” he added.
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Referring to the Russia-Ukraine war, the Prime Minister mentioned; “After COVID-19, the world is facing an unbelievable crisis. The war has deepened the trust deficit. If we can defeat COVID-19, we can triumph over the trust deficit caused by the war. India calls on the world to convert the trust deficit into belief and faith.”
India’s G20 Presidency has become a symbol of ‘Sabka Sath’ inside and outside of the country. This has become people’s G20 in India and over 200 meetings were held in 60 states with crores of people participating in them,” PM Modi said in his address.
The two-day G20 Summit will be held on September 9-10. However, related events, including sherpa meetings, and meetings of finance, energy and central bank deputies will begin from September 23. This is the first time that the G20 Summit is taking place under India’s presidency. Extensive preparations and arrangements have been made for the summit, with the intention of showcasing both India’s soft power as well as modern face.
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The G20 is made up of 19 countries and the EU. The 19 countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and now the African Union.
The induction of the African Union into the G20 has been hailed across the world. The editorial board of www.trendsnafrica.com and Africa4U said: It is a significant development to bring about a balanced approach to the working of the Group and to make known the felt needs of the global South.
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The two-day event will discuss a host of subjects including Green development, climate finance, technology transfer, and equitable energy transitions in the overall framework of the theme Earth. One Family. One Future’. It aims to discuss climate action and achieving net-zero emissions. 14 heads of international organizations are participating.
