G20 Summit India | World Leaders Gather in Indian's New Delhi G20 Summit 2023 | Live Update

G20 SUMMIT INDIA

G20 Summit India | World Leaders Gather in Indian's New Delhi G20 Summit 2023 | Live Update 

G20 SUMMIT 2023 LIVE NEWS: WORLD LEADERS GATHER IN INDIA’S NEW DELHI

The G20 summit has assembled the heads of state of the richest nations in the world in New Delhi, India.

They are scheduled to coordinate strategy over the course of two days about climate change, vulnerable countries' financial issues, and food security.

The event is anticipated to be overshadowed by Russia's war in Ukraine

Neither Chinese President Xi Jinping nor Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are traveling. Neither is Russian President Vladimir Putin.

SATURDAY

G20 SUMMIT BEGINS

• Between 9:30 and 10:30am (04:00 and 5:00 GMT), leaders are expected to gather at the location in New Delhi and greet Modi.
• The first session will begin at 10:30 a.m. (05:00 - 09:30 GMT), and will be followed by a working lunch and bilateral meetings.
• Second session is scheduled for 09:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. GMT.
• Starting at 7 o'clock, dinner is served to delegation leaders.

SUNDAY

• At 9 a.m. (03:30 GMT), leaders will lay wreaths and watch a live performance at Mahatma Gandhi's mausoleum in New Delhi.
•  A tree-planting ceremony will begin at 10:15 (04:45 GMT) at the summit site.
• Third session: Between 10:30 and 12:30 (05:00 and 19:00 GMT), the declaration will be adopted.
•  At 1 p.m. (07:30 GMT), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold a press conference.
•  At 2:30 p.m. (08:30 GMT), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold a press conference.
•  At 2:30 p.m. (08:30 GMT), Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar and Sherpa Amitabh Kant will hold a final press conference.
• At 3 p.m. (09:30 GMT), Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a press conference.
•  At 5 p.m. (11:30 GMT), Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will hold a press conference.

WHO IS ATTENDING THE G20 SUMMIT?

Here is a list of those attending the meeting in New Delhi.

Alberto Fernandez President of Agentina’s

Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australian

Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva President of Brazil’s

Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of British

Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canadian

Emmanuel Macron President of French

Olaf Scholz German Chancellor

Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India

Joko Widodo President of Indonesian

Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italian

Fumio Kishida Prime Minister of Japanese

King Muhammad Bin Sulaman Crown Prince of Sauid Arabia’s

Cyril Ramphosa President of South African

Yoon Suk-Yeol President of South Korean

Rajab Tayab Erdogan President of Tukish (Tukiya)

Joe Biden President of US

Ursula Von Der Leyen President of The European Commission

Pcharles Michel President of the European Council

SPECIAL INVITEES: 

Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Egyptian

Pravind Kumar Jughauth Prime Minister of Mauritius

Mark Rutte Prime Minister of Netherlands

Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik Al-Said from Oman’s

Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister of Singapore

Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Predident of UAE

OTHERS ATTENDING: 

o    US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

The leaders of the Financial Stability Board, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Health Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and the World Health Organization.

IN THIS SUMMIT, IS INDIA BREAKING UP WITH RUSSIA?

India and Russia are unlikely to end their relationship in writing anytime soon.

However, other experts caution that their connection has become a liability for New Delhi's geopolitical goals, particularly as a reliable peacemaker in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The relationship between India and Russia is clearly on the decrease, whilst Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration in India has strengthened ties with the West.

THE LOCATION: BHARAT MANDAPAM

The summit this year is held in New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam, a convention facility that has recently undergone renovation.

The expansive riverbank location is adjacent to Raj Ghat, the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at the site of his cremation, where G20 leaders are anticipated to plant trees, as well as the towers of the Purana Qila fort, built during the Mughal Empire in the 16th century.

WHAT ARE THE KEY ISSUES ON THE G20 AGENDA?

The bloc's deliberations during India's one-year presidency have focused on increasing the amount of loans given to developing countries by multilateral institutions, overhauling the system of international debt, regulating crypto currencies, and the effect of geopolitical unpredictability on the security of food and energy.

There are increasing calls for the G20 to take a strong stance on climate action given that the group is responsible for around 80% of global emissions.

"Since these nations are the largest emitters, the UN wants the G20 to take the initiative on climate change. In regards to global inequality, the UN Secretary-General has also been extremely critical of the G20, according to James Bays, the diplomatic editor for Al Jazeera, who is covering the meeting in New Delhi.

"India is keen that there should be more loans for developing countries and that the richer nations should look at debt forgiveness," Bays added.

There have been debates about crypto currency regulation, and there will undoubtedly be many requests for Russia to resume the Black Sea grain agreement. The world's food supply also remains a concern. I don't believe we have made any progress on this, though, he continued.