G20 Summit: Meet the four Indians behind Delhi declaration that achieved ‘100% consensus’
G20 Summit) on Saturday saw the New Delhi G20 Leaders Declaration get accepted with ‘100% consensus’. The declaration that was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Day 1 of G20 Summit, focused on ‘war in Ukraine’ and geopolitical tensions, sustainable growth, creating an inclusive world among other points. There were four Indian Foreign Services officers who burnt the midnight oil to draft the New Delhi G20 Leaders Declaration which achieved a reported ‘100% consensus’, a historic achievement.
The four diplomats who created the Delhi declaration were Abhay Thakur, Ashish Sinha, Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur, and the only woman among the four Enam Gambhir. According to an Indian Express report, the four diplomats went through months of hard trot, back-and-forth with member countries, and a final dash across five sleepless all-nighters from 3 September, to hit the finish line Saturday: A communique with complete consensus. Taking a look at the four diplomats Enam Gambhir, is an alumnus of University of Geneva.
She has been working with India Government's Ministry of External Affairs since January 2021. Before that Gambhir was Second Secretary for India's Embassy in Argentina. Enam is currently the Joint Secretary G20 and a 2005 batch IFS officer.
According to IE report, Enam Gambhir has served as a senior advisor on Peace and Security issues in the Office of the President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN HQ in New York. The report further states that Gambhir is a fluent Spanish speaker, and has dealt with issues relating to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran working in New Delhi from 2011 to 2016. She holds two Master’s degrees; one in maths from Delhi University and another in
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