G-20 Summit – 2022

  • On November 15-16, 2022, the 17th Summit of the Heads of State/Government of G-20 countries was held. This summit was organized in Bali, Indonesia.
  • The central theme of this summit organized under the chairmanship of Indonesia was ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’.
  • This summit is built on the following 3 interconnected pillars: (i) Global Health Architecture (ii) Sustainable Energy Transition (iii) Digital Transformation
  • In the 17th G-20 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi represented India.
  • India’s G-20 Sherpa was Amitabh Kant in this conference.
  • On the sidelines of the G-20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other G-20 leaders visited the “Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai” mangrove forests in Bali, Indonesia and planted mangrove saplings.
  • India has joined the “Mangroves Alliance for Climate” under G-20 presidency of Indonesia.
  • It is noteworthy that ‘Mangrove Alliance for Climate’ is a joint initiative of Indonesia and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  • It was launched during the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, 2022′ (CoP-27) held in Egypt in November 2022.
  • On December 1, 2022, India took over the chairmanship of G-20 from Indonesia. India will preside over G20 from 1″ December 2022 to 30 November 2023,
  • It is noteworthy that India is currently a part of the ‘G-20 Troika’, which includes Indonesia, India and Brazil.
  • G-20 summit is proposed to be held in Brazil in the year 2024 and in South Africa in the year 2025.
18th G-20 Summit

  • On September 9-10, 2023, the 18th G-20 Summit will be held in New Delhi, India.
  • India’s G-20 presidency is based on the central theme of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ or ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
  • This theme is taken from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad.
  • The logo of the G-20 chaired by India is inspired by the vibrant colors of India’s national flag ‘saffron, white, green and blue’.
  • The logo depicts the Earth with the Lotus, the national flower of India, representing ‘growth’ amid ‘challenges’.
  • The seven petals of the lotus represent the seven continents and the seven universal musical notes.
  • G-20 chairmanship also marks the beginning of ‘Amrit Kaal’ for India.
  • It is to be known that from August 15, 2022, the 75th anniversary of India’s independence to the 100th anniversary of independence,the period of 25 years has been given the name of ‘Amrit Kaal”.
  • “India” is written in ‘Devanagari’ script below the G-20 logo.
  • Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and UAE are among the special invitee countries for the G-20 summit to be held under the chairmanship of India.
  • The organization of the G-20 summit and its related meetings in India is not limited to New Delhi only.
  • More than 200 G-20 meetings in more than 50 cities of India will be held.
  • Meetings related to G-20 are also proposed to be organized in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra and Greater Noida.
  • On February 11-12, 2023, the first G-20 Empower Inception Meeting was organized in Agra.
  • The First G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting in India was organized in Lucknow between 13 to 15 February 2023.
  • Under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, the G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) under India’s Presidency, the G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting was held at Varanasi on 26 August 2023.

 

G-20 Digital Innovation Alliance

  • On December 28, 2022, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav launched the G-20 Digital Innovation Alliance; G-20 DIA as part of India’s G-20 chairmanship.
  • It aims to identify, recognize and enable adoption of innovative and impactful digital technologies developed by start-ups from G-20 countries as well as invited non-member nations.
  • The G-20 Digital Innovation Alliance Summit was organized in Bengaluru between August 17-19, 2023.