The talks in Bali were blunt, especially over Chinese-claimed Taiwan, but the US said the leaders agreed 'to deepen constructive efforts' on climate change & global food security.
PM Modi said that climate change, Covid-19, developments in Ukraine, and associative global problems have caused havoc in the world as the global supply chains are in 'ruins.'
'Russia's actions put all of us at risk,' said UK PM Rishi Sunak at the G20 summit as he announced a 4.94 billion contract to BAE Systems to build five ships for the Royal Navy.
The US official said most G20 nations agreed that the war in Ukraine was 'the root of the economic suffering and instability that we see in many parts of the world.'
The G20 accounts for more than 80% of the world's GDP, 75% of trade, and 60% of its population. On the summit's eve, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping pledged 'more frequent communications.'
This summit is special because India will hold the presidency of the G20 Summit from 1 December for a year, & the presidency handover will take place during the Summit in Bali.
G20 meetings are more important for their sidelines than their outcomes. One sideline will be the first in-person meeting of UK PM Rishi Sunak and PM Modi.
Islamic fatwas & world leaders being 'politically correct' by addressing climate change forums were among issues raised on 1st day of global religious summit in Indonesia Wednesday.
The G20 President, India's neighbours Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh have recently sought IMF loans due to high oil prices, and the economic damage from the pandemic.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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