"Prime Minister Of Bharat" Opens G20 Summit In Delhi; Welcomes African Union
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the G20 Summit being held in New Delhi, all eyes were on the nameplate of the Indian leader, which said “Bharat”. This is significant because the name change of the country is a hotly debated topic, with parties from the ruling side and the Opposition bloc debating the possibility of a name change in the upcoming Parliament session.
Before the formal proceedings of the Summit began, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the head of state of the presiding country, expressed heartfelt condolences to the people affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco earlier that morning on behalf of the invitees to the event.
“We pray that all the injured people get well soon. The entire world community is with Morocco in this difficult time and we are ready to provide them all possible assistance,” PM Modi said in his opening remarks.
PM Modi called for turning the “global trust deficit” into a “relationship of trust” as he welcomed world leaders including heads of state from US, UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and others to the Summit that will be held in the national capital today and tomorrow.
Amid thunderous applause, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, as a permanent member of the G20 grouping. At the invitation of Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, African Union Chair and Comoros President Azali Assoumani then took his seat among world leaders.
The two-day G20 summit that kicked off today will be having international leaders representing over 60% of the world’s population in one place. US President Joe Biden, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are some of the leaders who gather for the summit under India’s presidency.
The event includes three major sessions: One Earth, One Family, and One Future, named after the motto of the summit.
During the G20 Summit, PM will be chairing Sessions on ‘One Earth’, ‘One Family’ and ‘One Future’, covering a range of issues of prime concern to the world community.
