Shashi Tharoor Lauded India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant For The G20 Consensus (image : X @Shashi Tharoor)
Shashi Tharoor, senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament, applaud India”s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant for bringing unanimous consensus on Delhi Declaration to the table. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, announced the Delhi Declaration was adopted with 100% consensus.
Mr. Tharoor remarked this to be a proud moment for India at G20. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Tharoor praised Amitabh Kant for his hard work.
Well done @amitabhk87! Looks lile the IFS lost an ace diplomat when you opted for the IAS! "Negotiated with Russia, China, only last night got final draft," says India's G20 Sherpa on 'Delhi Declaration' consensus.
A proud moment for India at G20! https://t.co/9M0ki7appY— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 9, 2023
Mr. Tharoor was lauded for his “grace and gravitas” shown to the opposition party, while Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi and others in opposition coalition INDIA asked to learn some grace from Mr. Tharoor by netizens.
I really wish this grace & gravitas can be shown by @RahulGandhi & others in I.N.D.I.A. as well.
— Ankit Bhuptani 🏳️🌈 (@CitizenAnkit) September 9, 2023
Good to see an opposition politician, indirectly or directly, give credit to the government where it is due. Hope some youth icons in your party who are in their 50s learn some grace from you.
— Zucker Doctor (@DoctorLFC) September 9, 2023
On speaking about the Declaration, Mr. Kant said the most complex part was to bring consensus as the member countries were adamant on their stance regarding Russia on war on Ukraine.
The most complex part of the entire #G20 was to bring consensus on the geopolitical paras (Russia-Ukraine). This was done over 200 hours of non -stop negotiations, 300 bilateral meetings, 15 drafts. In this, I was greatly assisted by two brilliant officers – @NagNaidu08 & @eenamg pic.twitter.com/l8bOEFPP37
— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) September 10, 2023
He also thanked Joint secretaries of G20 Mr. Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur and Eenam Gambhir for their efforts. According to report, they held 300 bilateral meetings and circulated 15 drafts with their counterparts on the unsettled Ukraine conflict to bring home a unanimous consensus.
According to report, the final draft of the Declaration was circulated on Friday night where it is decided that if consensus was not adopted, there will be no Declaration for the G20 summit.
