Amid war in Gaza, India to host virtual G20 meet today

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas conflict, a major gathering of global leaders will take place on Wednesday, when the
of Israel-Hamas conflict takes a deadly turn in LebanonWhile Russian President Vladimir Putin will make an appearance at the G20 for the
first time in at least two years, US President Joe Biden will not be present due to Thanksgiving and will be represented by treasury
secretary Janet Yellen.This will also be the first time when Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will come face to face, although virtually, with PM
Modi after the bitter diplomatic standoff between the two countries days after his return from India to Ottawa in September
the world has witnessed a succession of events and several new challenges have emerged
of the G20 within a span of just over two months
This is something very rare and rather exceptional
No other presidency has had a physical meeting of all the leaders and then a virtual meeting
In addition to all this, the PM has hosted two sessions of the Voice of Global South
Actually, India has held four such meetings in a single year with the participation of over 150 world leaders which clearly demonstrates the
emerging economies.New Delhi is now working on implementation of the issues agreed by leaders in the summit
There has been substantial progress on several issues, including climate financing, reform of multilateral development banks and work on