This content was published on November 14, 2022 – 6:39 am November 14, 2022 – 6:39 am
New Delhi, 14th November (EFE).- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Indonesia on Monday to attend the G20 Summit in Bali, a meeting of particular importance for India, which will assume the new presidency of the group.
“I will hold in-depth discussions with other G20 leaders on key issues of global concern such as resuming global growth, food and energy security, environment, health and digital transformation,” the Indian Prime Minister said in a previous written statement you departure.
Also on the sidelines of the summit, the Indian prime minister will hold bilateral meetings with some of his counterparts to make “progress in India’s bilateral ties,” he said.
But for Modi, the most important moment will come when Indonesian President Joko Widodo symbolically hands over the presidency of the group to India at the Bali meeting, which will officially assume its responsibilities on December 1.
The Indian Presidency will address the idea of ”Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Country, One Family, One Future” which focuses on equitable growth and the idea of universal brotherhood.
“The G20 presidency is not just a diplomatic meeting for India, it is a new responsibility and a benchmark of the world’s confidence in India,” Modi said a week ago when introducing the subject of his mandate.
The Asian country, which will chair the group in the context of a global crisis, has proposed a one-size-fits-all approach based on “Buddha’s message to liberate us from war (and) (pacifist leader) Mahatma Gandhi’s solutions to violence, ” he explained.
The G20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation, representing about 85% of the world’s GDP, more than 75% of its trade and about two-thirds of the world’s population.
For the new period, Indonesia and Brazil will accompany the Asian country in the G20 “troika”, which includes the country holding the presidency, the predecessor and the one that will chair the following year.
The G20 consists of Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, United States, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Russia, South Africa and Turkey apart from The European Union. EFE
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