G20 Summit 2023 LIVE Updates: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty made their way to the Akshardham temple in Delhi on a Sunday morning to partake in a prayer ceremony. Sunak, who is currently in Delhi to participate in the G20 Summit, publicly identified himself as a devout Hindu during a media event on Friday. He had expressed his desire to visit a temple while staying in the nation s capital.The long-anticipated G20 Leader s Summit kicked off on September 9, 2023, in New Delhi, with leaders from around the globe convening at the Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition and Convention Centre.On day 2, leaders and delegation heads will arrive at Rajghat around 8: 15 am in separate motorcades. From 9:00 am to 9:20 am, the leaders will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Mahatma Gandhi s Samadhi, accompanied by a live performance of Mahatma Gandhi s beloved devotional songs.India achieved a significant diplomatic victory during the G20 summit on Saturday by succes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received G20 leaders at Rajghat where they will pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and IMF head Kristalina Georgieva were amongst the first to reach the venue. Modi welcomed the dignitaries with an angrakha .
In the weeks leading to the summit, sharply differing views on the war had threatened to derail the meeting, with the West demanding members call out Moscow for the invasion and Russia saying it would block any resolution that did not reflect its position.
For the US, any move that bolsters India and amplifies other democracies in the Global South helps to counter China and Russia’s influence, particularly when it comes to bringing about the G20’s call for a “comprehensive, just and durable peace” in Ukraine
Marking the ceremonial transfer of the G20 presidency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday handed over the gavel to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who hailed India for giving voice to topics of interests of emerging economies.