Omkar Dattatray
Two days of brain storming and international churning in New Delhi has come to a successful end and the G2O Summit was a historical and epoch making. Russia and other countries complimented India on the successful conclusion of the G20 gathering. India the president of G20 has also got a diplomatic victory as her initiative of including the African union as the member of the G20 was accepted by all the member countries present in Delhi. It was in fact the victory of Indian diplomacy that the resolution for making African union which consists of 55 countries has been by consensuses agreed by all the members of G20 and this has made this important gathering of the world more representative and democratic .All the deliberations and discussions of the G20 summit have revolved round the Indian doctrine of Vasudav Kutumbkam as the gathering was themed on the principle of One Earth ,One Family and One Future as the three sessions /sittings have been named on one each of these themes in order of the serial .It was no ordinary event that the power centre of the world have assembled in India and they have deliberated on the common and joint concerns and challenges facing them in 21st century.
Narendra Modi as the leader of the influential and powerful grouping has suggested that the biggest challenge of the 21st century is the trust deficit among the countries and therefore there is immense need to remove this trust deficit and turn it into faith and trust so that this grouping of the world will be able to counter the challenges and issues of the present century and turn the challenges into opportunities .The leaders of the G20 have with one voice expressed the view and resolve that the war between the Russia and Ukraine should come to an end for the good of these two countries and for the interest of the humanity.G20 leaders and geopolitical experts hailed the New Delhi Summit as a resounding success and said the meeting has once again put the bloc at the centre of global governance .The biggest takeaway of the Summit was the New Delhi Declaration wherein all 83 paras of the declaration were passed unanimously with 100% consensus along with China and Russia in agreement. .For the first time ,the declaration contained no footnote or Chairs summery .As said at the outset the G20 meeting also saw the African Union being inducted as the new permanent member of the G20 ,thereby offering developing nations a greater say in the global decision making. PM Modi also launched the Global Biofuels Alliance in the presence of US President Joe Biden ,president of Brazil Luiz Inacio ,president of Argentina ,Alberto Femandez and prime minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni .Another major take away from the summit was the announcement of a mega India-Middle East Europe shipping and railways connectivity corridor by India ,the US ,Saudi Arabia and the European Union .India passed the ceremonial gavel of the G20 presidency to Brazil . Brazillian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Sliva on Sunday thanked India and prime minister Naredra Modi for an efficient leading of India’s G20 presidency and praised him for the work carried out in preparing the G20 Summit .Lula also expressed gratitude to India for its efforts of giving voice of the topics of interest to emerging economies .The Brazilian president said” ,I thank India for its efforts for giving voice of the topics of interest to emerging economies .I would also like to give my salute to our friend ,the representatives of the African Union ,who is a member of the G20.”Lula da Silva stated that he was emotionally touched when he went to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi .He said that Gandhi has great meaning in his political life .Brazilian president and other world leaders early today paid a visit to Rajghat and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi .US President Joe Biden said this year’s G20 summit has proved that the group can still devise solutions to most pressing issues of the climate crisis ,fragility and conflict .On September 9 and 10 the G20 summit was held and it deliberated on a host of matters and issues relating to the global south.
PM Modi held bilateral talks with US president Biden and agreed on a several matters of mutual importance .Leaders of the world’s 20 big economies ended a summit in Indian capital on Sunday overcoming deep divisions over the war in Ukraine to produce a consensus document and move forward on issues such as overhauling institutions like the world bank .They also formally admitted the African Union as a permanent member of G2O as proposed by India.G20 nations agreed that the states cannot grab territory by force and highlighted the suffering of the people of Ukraine ,but avoided direct criticism of Russia for war .The declaration was seen as an apparent softening from the position that G20 took last year when it condemned Russia for the war and demanded that it withdraw from Ukraine .Diplomats said Russia would never have accepted an outright condemnation and that it was still a successful outcome because everyone including Russia committed themselves to not seizing territory by force.
Host India along with Brazil ,Indonesia and South Africa ,played a key role in avoiding a fracturing of the G20 over Ukraine conflict reflecting the growing power of the Global South developing nations in the group .Leaders of the United States ,India and Saudi Arabia among others announced plans to set up rail and port link between the Middle East and South Asia and eventually to Europe which US president Joe Biden said was a real big deal .The Biden administration is seeking to counter China’s Belt and Road push on global infrastructure by pitching Washington as an alternative partner and investor for developing countries of G20 grouping .The G20 leaders agreed to pursue tripling renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 and accepted the need to phase -down unabated coal power ,but stop short of setting major climate goals .The group did not provide any plan to amend existing policies and targets in order to achieve the target of ramping of renewable .
At the G20 Summit ,under the theme of ‘One Earth ,One Family ,One Future’, important issues such as food security ,climate and energy development , health and digitization were discussed . In session first under the theme of One Earth , participants discussed such issues as the world economy ,food security ,climate and energy ,and environment . Regarding Russia’s aggression against Ukraine ,many G20 members ,including Japan ,emphasized the importance of observing the United Nations Charter and achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine .They also affirmed the need for the G20 to respond to the aggressions increasing adverse impact on the world economy .
At the outset ,PM Kishida of Japan stated that the international community faces multiple crises ,making it increasingly important to cooperate at the G20 ,the primer forum for international economic cooperation .In the second session titled One Family ,participants discussed inclusive growth ,the SDG’s ,health and other issues .G20 members reaffirmed the importance of reducing poverty and inequality ,accelerating the efforts towards the achievement of SDG’s and preparing for pandemic .In session three titled One Future ,the leaders discussed the multilateral reforms ,digital and other issues. PM Kishida stated that in order to overcome the challenges we face and realize a better future ,it is necessary to reform multilateral systems .He further stressed that in order to promote the reforms of multilateral systems ,it is urgent to strengthen the functions of the United Nations ,and the security council in particular must be reformed .Some member countries favored the permanent membership for India in the Security council for just and fair representation and democracy .The day 2 of the G20 summit saw a number of bilateral meetings in the national capital .The leaders of the G20 summit paid floral tributes to Gandhi at the Rajgath and then went to Bharat Mandapam .PM Modi held 15 bilateral meetings over three days. PM Modi held bilateral meetings with Canada ,the UAE ,South Korea ,Brazil ,Nigeria and Comoros. , among other countries .World leaders hail PM Modi for decisive leadership and for championing the voice of Global South. During the Indian presidency more than 200 meetings were held in more than sixty cities in India .To conclude it can be said that the Delhi G20 summit has been a complete success and nations from Japan to England complemented and praised India for the success of G20.
(The author is a columnist,social and KP activist).
