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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicIndia G20

Topic: India G20

8% GDP growth target ‘imaginable goal’ for India, says ex US treasury secretary Larry Summers

Speaking at event hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry and the Department of Economic Affairs, Summers also made a strong pitch for renewable energy transition to check climate change.

‘Herculean task, needed compromise’ — S. Korean, German envoys on how India clinched G20 declaration

It was understood that compromise was needed to get Russia & China on board, says South Korean envoy. German envoy says India waited till 'last minute' to share declaration's full text.

Xi Jinping toured Northeast China during G20. His way of showing he has ‘other priorities’

Experts in China have tried to avoid directly addressing Xi’s absence from the Summit. One said that the grouping was a ‘mess’ and Xi had no reason to attend the meeting in India.

Countries of the global south helped avoid Ukraine overshadowing G20 agenda, says Sergei Lavrov

The Russian Finance Minister also said the Russia was willing to return to the Black Sea grain deal as soon as its conditions are met.

India passes G20 presidency baton to Brazil

India has had the presidency of the G20 for 9 months since 1 December, when it took over from Indonesia, and will continue to hold the position until 30 November.

US President Biden all set to travel to India for G20 Summit, says White House

While First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID, the president has tested negative twice and there is no change in his travel plans for India.

US First Lady tests positive for Covid days before G20 meet. President Joe Biden tests negative

Jill Biden's symptoms described as mild. President Biden is expected to take regular tests this week before his trip to India for G20 Summit on 8-10 Sept, says a White House statement.

Japan arranging G7 meet on sidelines of G20, says Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki

The global economy and financial markets, inflation and concerns about food and energy due to the prolonged Russian-Ukraine war will be among the issues to be discussed by the G20.

At G20 tourism meet, govt makes push to make Kashmir a film-shoot hub again

Minister G. Kishan Reddy says shoots for 300 films & serials held in Kashmir over past year. However, challenges remain to Valley's re-emergence as a film-shoot hub, including security & infrastructure.

As G20 delegates pour in, a look at J&K’s past guestlist — from Khrushchev to George Harrison

Over the years, J&K has received many prominent figures from various parts of the world. These include a former US vice-president, Imam of Mecca, and a group of Pakistani journalists.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.