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G20 Summit as he leaves for Jakarta on Wednesday evening to take part in the ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit. The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers as well as a cabinet meeting earlier on Wednesday. He will hold back-to-back meetings till 7:30 pm, government sources said. They said the Prime Minister will emplane for Indonesia at 8 pm, spend around 7 hours on the flight and reach Jakarta at 3 am IST on September 7. He will leave for the venue of the ASEAN-India Summit at 7 am.

India's diversity and its extraordinary successes means it is the «right country» at the «right time» to hold the G20 presidency, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as he hailed Narendra Modi's leadership over the last year, noting that India's presidency of the bloc came when the world is facing innumerable challenges. In an exclusive interview to PTI just days ahead of the G20 summit in Delhi on September 9-10, Sunak, the first Indian-origin prime minister of Britain, said the relationship between the UK and India will define the future of the two countries, even more than it is defining the present. «This country's scale, diversity and its extraordinary successes means India is the right country at the right time to hold the G20 Presidency.

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Premier Li Qiang will be representing China during the G20 meet set to be held between 9-10 September in national capital Delhi. Further, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has also decided to skip the G20 Summit meet in Delhi.

Modi on Wednesday remarked that the magnificent Nataraja statue at Bharat Mandapam brings to life aspects of India’s rich history and culture. Sharing a post on the social media platform, X, by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, the Prime Minister said, “The magnificent Nataraja statue at Bharat Mandapam brings to life aspects of our rich history and culture. As the world gathers for the G20 summit, it will stand as a testament to India's age-old artistry and traditions.” The World’s largest Nataraja statue made from ‘Ashtadhatu’ (eight metals) was installed in front of Bharat Mandapam on Tuesday, which is the venue for the G20 summit in the national capital. The statue is 27 feet tall and weighs around 20 tons which has been made from lost wax technique. Notably, the Nataraja sculpture is an iconic representation of Lord Shiva, which holds immense artistic, religious and spiritual significance. In this statue, Lord Shiva is presented performing the dynamic dance posture called tandava, which exudes energy and vitality. The Nataraja statue is created by the traditional Sthapatis of Swamimalai in the traditional lost wax casting process following canons and measurements as mentioned in Silpa Shastra, which have followed in the making of Nataraja since the Chola period, i.e., 9th century AD onwards. The statue is made with eight metals namely; copper- 87 per cent, zinc- 10 per cent, lead- 3 per cent, tin-trace quantity, silver-trace quantity, gold-trace quantity, mercury-trace quantity, and iron as support India is all set to host the G20 Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi from September 9-10.

G20 Summit and it's ready to work with all parties to push for the success of the high-profile global conference in New Delhi this week. At the G20 summit, the spokesperson said China always attaches high importance to the grouping and actively participates in relevant activities. "We support India in hosting this year’s summit and stand ready to work with all parties to make the G20 Summit a success," she said at the conference to be held in New Delhi on September 9-10.

ASEAN Summit in Jakarta will be extremely critical for all stakeholders particularly ASEAN members to drive home point on ASEAN solidarity amid major geo-political upheavals including in SE Asia and Indo-Pacific region. It is imperative for the ASEAN leaders under Indonesia’s presidency to reiterate ASEAN solidarity on key challenges including in the South China Sea region. The ASEAN should be united on matters of Code of Conduct negotiations with China.

Joe Biden at the G20 Summit include delivering for developing nations, making progress on key issues like climate, technology and reshaping the multilateral development banks, the White House has said, expressing hope that the bloc will be able to make headway on those topics under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. On Thursday, President Biden will travel to New Delhi to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit. On Friday, President Biden will participate in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi and on Saturday and Sunday, the President will participate in the official sessions of the G20 Summit. As Biden heads to the G20, he is committed to working with emerging market partners to deliver big things together, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said during a press briefing on Tuesday. «That's what we believe the world will see in New Delhi this weekend,» he said. America's commitment to the G20 has not wavered, and it hopes the G20 Summit in New Delhi will show that the world's major economies can work together even in challenging times, Sullivan said. «So, as we head into New Delhi, our focus is going to be on delivering for developing countries; making progress on key priorities for the American people, from climate to technology; and showing our commitment to the G20 as a forum that can actually, as I said before, deliver,» he said.

Airport. It said that the commuters can use metro services to go to the Airport from the nearest metro station.

G20 Summit in New Delhi sparked a row as the word “India" was replaced with “Bharat". Rather than the customary "President of India," the term "Bharat" was used, triggering speculation within political circles, particularly among members of the Opposition INDIA alliance.

G20 Summit in New Delhi, if Beijing wants to come in and be a "spoiler", that option is available to it. The remarks came while responding to a question at a White House news conference on the impact of India-China border tensions on the G20 Summit.

Jawan starring Shah Rukh Khan is set to make a grand entrance at the box office. However, the upcoming G20 Summit in Delhi could put a damper on the celebrations for fans in the national capital. The Summit, scheduled for September 9-10, will see heads of state from around the globe, including US President Joe Biden, convening in Delhi.

Alliance launched the Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre earlier this year, and India itself approved $2.3 billion for the production, use and export of green hydrogen. Global cooperation on green hydrogen manufacturing and supply is expected to be discussed by G-20 leaders at this week's summit in New Delhi. WHAT IS GREEN HYDROGEN? Hydrogen is produced by separating that element from others in molecules where hydrogen occurs.

G20 Summitwhich is scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10. According to the notification, vehicles including goods vehicles, commercial vehicles, interstate buses, and local city buses, will not be allowed to operate on Mathura Road (beyond Ashram Chowk), Bhairon Road, Purana Quila Road, and inside Pragati Maidan Tunnel from midnight on September 7 until 11:59 PM on September 10.

G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9-10. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China, according to a brief announcement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. While the ministry's spokesperson Mao Ning chose not to elaborate on Xi's absence, he did stress China's commitment to the G20's goals of global economic cooperation.

G20 Summit, reported ANI. As per the notification, various vehicle types, including goods vehicles, commercial vehicles, interstate buses, and local city buses, will not be allowed to operate on Mathura Road (beyond Ashram Chowk), Bhairon Road, Purana Quila Road, and inside Pragati Maidan Tunnel from midnight on September 7 until 11:59 PM on September 10. However, goods vehicles transporting essential commodities such as milk, vegetables, fruits, medical supplies, and others with valid 'No Entry Permissions' will be permitted to enter Delhi.

Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in Japan. Both the leaders had discussed progress on a India-UK free trade deal, Sunak's office said.

free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are «progressing» and Britain will only agree to a pact that works for the whole of the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told his ministers at a Cabinet meeting in London on Tuesday. Ahead of his first visit to India as UK Prime Minister to attend the G20 World Leaders' Summit in New Delhi later this week, Sunak updated his top team on the ongoing trade talks which have completed 12 rounds of negotiations. The British Indian leader described India as an «indispensable partner» of the UK across all spheres of bilateral cooperation, which he is keen to strengthen further. «He said negotiations around a free trade deal were progressing and that he would only agree an approach which worked for the whole of the UK,» notes a Downing Street readout of the Cabinet meeting. «The Prime Minister said India was an indispensable partner of the UK, both economically and in addressing the global challenges all democracies are facing.

Financial Stability Board (FSB) on Tuesday warned that higher interest rates alongside a slowing growth outlook, could impair the capacity of borrowers to service historically high levels of debt. The FSB has published two letters from its Chair, Klaas Knot, to G20 Leaders ahead of their Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10. The first letter outlines the work FSB has undertaken under the Leadership of India's G20 Presidency to address existing vulnerabilities in the financial system and enhance the resilience of the financial system to structural change. The second letter provides to G20 Leaders an update on the G20 Cross-border Payments Roadmap. FSB, in its communication to G20 leaders, stressed that a resilient and stable financial system is indispensable to sustaining economic growth, particularly in the current environment.

ASEAN Summit in Indonesia and G20 Summit in India this month, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters on Tuesday as reported by Reuters. 3. In another news, the Japanese PM Fumio Kishida also announced that a 20.7 billion yen ($141 million) emergency fund to help exporters hit by China's ban on Japanese seafood over the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

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