Substantial progress on Preamble, gender equality: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Our talks are progressing well. Our priorities and envisaged outcomes have been appreciated by developing countries and developed ones alike: Kant

The four-day 3rd G20 Sherpa Meeting ended at Hampi on Sunday with the chief negotiators starting to co-draft the Leaders’ declaration for the New Delhi summit in September. India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant explains the progress and challenges that lie ahead for the summit, in an in-person interview with Asit Ranjan Mishra at Hampi.

How did the Sherpa talks go at Hampi? In which areas was progress made compared to the first draft joint declaration?

Our talks are progressing well. Our priorities and envisaged outcomes have been appreciated by developing countries and developed ones alike. G20 countries engaged constructively and