G20 Summit: PM Modi calls on world leaders to overcome ‘trust deficit’ says ‘If we can defeat Covid…’ Key highlights

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G20 Summit in Delhi began on 9 September with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inaugural remarks. The Prime Minister's opening address to the G20 summit came with his nameplate labelled 'Bharat' on it. This came days after the invitations to the summit dinner were sent out in the name of the "President of Bharat", prompting rumours official usage of the country's English name would be scrapped.

In his address at Session-1 on 'One Earth' during the G20 Summit being hosted under India's Presidency, PM Modi urged world leaders to overcome “trust deficit" caused by war. “If we can defeat Covid, we can also triumph over the trust deficit caused by the war," PM Modi at G20 Summit. -During the inaugural session of the two-day G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the African Union (AU) had been granted permanent membership in the Group of 20 largest economies (G20) worldwide.

As reported by PTI, this announcement marked the AU's accession as a new member of this prominent global organization, consisting of 55 nations. -Prime Minister Modi said that the 21st century is an important time to show the world a new direction. “This is the time when old problems are seeking new solutions from us and that is why we should move ahead fulfilling our responsibilities with a human-centric approach...If we can defeat COVID-19, we can also triumph over the trust deficit caused by the war" -He also added that “This is the time for all of us to move together.