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Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, which the US perceives as a cover for China-led regional development and military expansion. Chinese President Xi Jinping has opted not to attend the summit, with Premier Li Qiang representing the nation instead.

Joe Biden who departed to India to attend the G20 Summit does not intend to meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang this weekend, as reported by Bloomberg. The president’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, briefed reporters on the summit agenda after the president left Washington on the trip, which will also take him to Vietnam. “We don’t have a plan for the president to engage with the Chinese premier at this time," Sullivan said as quoted by Bloomberg.

Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda have also been invited to the G20 Summit dinner, according to ANI news agency report. The national capital is all decked up magnificently to hold the G20 Summit on September 9 and 10. Meanwhile dignitaries from across the world have started arriving in Delhi to participate in the mega event.

President Joe Biden has nominated a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, which has been without a permanent leader for a year and a half

US Presidential elections: Indian American Nikki Haley has emerged as the top Republican presidential contender against US President Joe Biden in the November 2024 polls, indicated CNN in its poll. The upcoming Presidential election will be contested by a dozen of Republican leaders including Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. The race is currently being led by former president Donald Trump who is leading by a huge margin from its fellow Republican candidates.

Lady Jill Biden tested negative for Covid-19- three days after being tested positive for the infection, the First Lady's office said on Thursday. She was tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. «This evening, the First Lady tested positive for Covid-19. She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms.

President Joe Biden wants to show the world at the Group of 20 summit in India and during a stop in Vietnam that the United States and its like-minded allies are better economic and security partners than China. White House officials said Biden, who departed Thursday evening for New Delhi, will use the annual G20 gathering as an opportunity for the U.S. to highlight a proposition for developing and middle-income countries that would increase the lending power of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund by some $200 billion.

Joe Biden on Thursday left for India to participate in the historic G20 Summit in New Delhi to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Biden will follow the COVID-19 guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during his visit to India for the G20 Summit, the White House has said. First Lady Jill Biden, 72, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) — The White House expects to see meaningful progress on GE jet engines and civil nuclear technology in upcoming bilateral talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Thursday.

Two cable news personalities with little in common — Mark Levin and Jen Psaki — both learned on Thursday that they will be getting increased screen time on their respective networks

Joe Biden leaves for the G20 in India on Thursday, aiming to boost alliances at a summit where global tensions will be highlighted by the absence of the leaders of China and Russia. Biden will try to show that on big transnational issues, Washington is a better partner than Beijing or Moscow -- and that the G20 remains a key forum.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country is “becoming the voice of the Global South."

NEW DELHI : The Finance Ministry has lowered the basic customs duty on select items such as apples, almonds, lentils and chikpeas imported from the US, showed an official order. As per the order, customs duty on lentils imported from the US has now been fully exempted. Earlier it was at 20%.

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Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are among the leaders to attend the G-20 meeting. The Chinese foreign ministry announced that President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi and the delegation will be led by Premier Li Qiang.

BEIJING : Eschewing face-time with foreign leaders at global summits this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday visited the homes of villagers in a rural part of northeast China battered by floods. In the village of Longwangmiao in Heilongjiang province, Xi called on local residents to triumph over their difficulties and work towards returning life to a more normal footing, according to state media reports. He also enquired about their losses and supply of daily necessities.

President Joe Biden hopes to demonstrate to the world at the upcoming Group of 20 summit in India and during a visit to Vietnam that the United States and like-minded allies can be more trustworthy partners than China on economic and security issues

President Joe Biden will nominate a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, which has been without a permanent leader for a year and a half

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov joined the summit in the Indonesian capital led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), along with leaders of other partner countries. Tensions have accompanied the talks on issues from trade and technology, to China's increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea, the Myanmar junta's refusal to cooperate with ASEAN on a peace plan, the war in Ukraine, and suspicion that North Korea plans to supply weapons to Russia. Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries have warned this week of «destructive» rivalries between major powers, a reference to U.S.-China tensions that they say puts them in danger. «We all have a responsibility to not create new conflict, new tension, new war and at the same time we also have a responsibility to reduce tensions,» Widodo, as chair of the 10-member ASEAN bloc this year, said at the beginning of the East Asia Summit. Cooperation and multilateralism risked being replaced by «the rule of the strong». «The world will be destroyed if conflicts and tensions in one place are taken to another place,» he said in closing the summit. On Wednesday, China's Li warned against starting a «new Cold War» and warned countries against taking sides in any conflict. Harris, attending in place of President Joe Biden, reiterated her country's «enduring commitment» to Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific. A White House official said earlier the U.S.

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G20 major economies are gathering in New Delhi, led by India, to tackle pressing global issues amidst a divisive geopolitical climate due to the Ukraine conflict. India has gone to great lengths, employing drones, murals, and large langur cutouts to enhance security and logistics for the event.