PM Modi to host virtual G20 Summit today with Russia's Putin in attendance, Xi Jinping absent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the virtual G20 Leaders' Summit on Wednesday evening, marking a significant convergence of global leaders. As reported by ANI, the summit will include the participation of leaders from all G20 member countries, the Chair of the African Union, and representatives from nine guest countries, along with the heads of 11 international organizations—all of whom have been extended invitations to attend.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported that the Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin will set out Russia's view of what it sees as the “deeply unstable world situation" when he addresses an upcoming virtual G20 summit. Also Read: G20 discussing proposal for $1 trillion-a-year startup fund Russian state TV presenter Pavel Zarubin said on his Telegram channel on Sunday, “It would be the first event in a long time" including both Putin and Western leaders.
Meanwhile, there are media reports of China's Xi Jinping skipping the virtual meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening. Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had skipped the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.
The virtual summit will focus on crucial matters, deliberate on specific outcomes, and assess the progress made since the New Delhi G20 Summit in September. Meanwhile, on Friday, Prime Minister Modi officially opened DAKSHIN, a global center for excellence designed for countries in the Global South.
He highlighted that the concept for establishing this center was put forth by him during the inaugural Voice of Global South Summit held in January of the current year, ANI reported. Also Read: Resistance to Global South: Jaishankar The G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has said the Virtual G20 Summit will be held under the
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