G20 Summit Begins In Delhi: Biden, Sunak, Kishida Among Other World Leaders Arrive in Delhi; Modi Holds 3 Bilateral Talks | Updates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting in Delhi on the sidelines of the G20 summit and discussed various topics such as technology, artificial intelligence, nuclear energy, defence to further strengthen India-US ties.

From collaborations on nuclear energy to commencing commercial agreements for manufacturing GE F-414 jet engines in India, nothing was left untouched.

The leaders meticulously discussed working together to bridge the gender digital divide, along with welcoming Indo-US major defence partnerships.

🔺US President Joe Biden 🔺UN Secretary-General António Guterres 🔺British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 🔺Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov 🔺Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 🔺Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida 🔺Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni🔺Chinese Premier Li Qiang 🔺UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan🔺Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese🔺Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa🔺Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea 🔺Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt 🔺Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada 🔺Indonesian President Joko Widodo 🔺Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey

PM Modi and US President Joe Biden met at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi and discussed a wide range of issues and measures to further deepen the bilateral relationship between New Delhi and Washington DC.

“Happy to have welcomed United States President Joe Biden to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Our meeting was very productive. We were able to discuss numerous topics which will further economic and people-to-people linkages between India and USA. The friendship between our nations will continue to play a great role in furthering global good,” PM Modi posted on X.

PM Narendra Modi, and US President Joe Biden on Friday held bilateral talks in New Delhi, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

After US President Joe Biden landed in New Delhi, his first order of business will be to head straight to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hold talks with him.

Adding to the list of world leaders arriving in New Delhi, United States President Joe Biden landed to attend the G20 summit as the Air Force One touched down in the national capital.

Continuing his one-on-one meet with the world leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral meet with Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, on the sidelines of G20 summit.

PM Modi Says India-Bangladesh Ties Very 'Gladdening' After Meet With Hasina

Adding to the list of world leaders arriving in New Delhi, South Kore President Yoon Suk Yeol landed to attend the G20 Summit.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the country’s Hindu community not to consider themselves minorities, saying the Muslim majority nation to everyone irrespective of caste, creed and religion as they fought for its independence against Pakistani occupation forces in 1971.

“Why would you call yourselves a minority? … There is nothing like minority and majority here,” Hasina said during an interaction with leading Hindu community leaders coinciding with Janmashtami at her official Gano Bhaban residence here. A copy of her remarks was posted by Awami League on X.

Ahead of the G20 Summit, PM Narendra Modi and Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Friday.

After landing in New Delhi, to attend the G20 summit, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said that he was closely working with the government of India to tackle the Khalistani extremism.

Speaking on his equation with PM Modi, UK’s Rishi Sunak said that he has immense respect for his Indian counterpart and that he has been very warm and kind to talk to.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the country’s Hindu community not to consider themselves minorities, saying the Muslim majority nation to everyone irrespective of caste, creed and religion as they fought for its independence against Pakistani occupation forces in 1971.

“Why would you call yourselves a minority? … There is nothing like minority and majority here,” Hasina said during an interaction with leading Hindu community leaders coinciding with Janmashtami at her official Gano Bhaban residence here. A copy of her remarks was posted by Awami League on X.

PM Modi also said that he will be chairing sessions covering a range of issues of “prime concern to the world community.”

“We seek to accelerate progress of SDGs, Green Development Pact for a Sustainable Future and strengthen Multilateral Institutions for the 21st Century,” PM Modi added.

As the world leaders started to arrive in Delhi to attend the much-anticipated G20 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was “deligted” to host the event.

Taking to X (formally Twitter), the PM said, “India is delighted to host the 18th G20 Summit on 09-10 September 2023 at New Delhi’s iconic Bharat Mandapam. This is the first ever G20 Summit being hosted by India. I look forward to productive discussions with world leaders over the next two days.”

“It is my firm belief that the the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development,” he added.

G20 Chief Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla said, “”We would have received a total of 100,000 visitors for our G20 presidency from over 125 nationalities and for many of them this has been a discovery of a new India. G20 presidency will bring economic benefits to our country and to our citizens…”

He was received by MoS for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey.

On Friday, 8 September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to engage in bilateral discussions with the leaders of Mauritius, Bangladesh, and the United States, he tweeted on X.

On Saturday, 9 September, in addition to attending the planned G20 meetings, Modi will hold one-on-one discussions with his counterparts from the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, and Italy.

On the second day of the summit, PM Modi is set to attend a working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron and hold an informal meeting with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, as well as engage in bilateral talks with leaders from Comoros, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, the European Union, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Speaking to journalists during journey to Delhi, United Kingdom Indian-origin Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: “It’s special. I’ll be visiting a country that is very near and dear to me. I haven’t been back for a few years.”

Sunak said, “I saw somewhere that I was referred to as India’s son-in-law, which I hope was meant affectionately. But I’m excited to be back. It’s nice to have Akshata with me as well.”

EAM Dr S Jaishankar called on PM of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth this morning.

He posted on X, “…Value Mauritius’ participation in the G20. Reaffirmed our commitment to take our truly special partnership forward.”

The Nataraja statue made of Ashtadhatu is installed at the Bharat Mandapam.

Ahead of the G20 Summit, Spain’s President Pedro Sanchez has announced that he tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday and will skip the diplomatic event in New Delhi.

Sanchez announced the news on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He said that Spain would be represented at the G20 Summit by First Vice President Nadia Calvino Santamaria and Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has accepted the invitation for G20 Dinner to be held tomorrow.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has arrived in Delhi for the G20 Summit.

She was received by MoS for State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje.

US President Joe Biden left for India to take part in the G20 Summit at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan on 9 and 10 September. 

He is also expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Modi. "I’m headed to the G20 – the premier forum for international economic cooperation – focused on making progress on Americans' priorities, delivering for developing nations, and showing our commitment to the G20 as a forum that can deliver. Every time we engage, we get better," Biden tweeted.

Argentina President Alberto Fernández was received at the Delhi airport with a cultural performance and reached the hotel in Aerocity, reported news agency ANI. 

Union Minister of State Prahlad Singh Patel received European Council President Charles Michel at the Delhi airport on Thursday night, 7 September, ahead of the two-day G20 Summit.

"We look forward to welcome the African Union as permanent member of G20," Michel was quoted as saying by PTI.