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India made G20 far more inclusive by making AU permanent member: Kant

India has made G20 far more inclusive by ensuring the induction of the African Union as a permanent member of the grouping under its presidency, New Delhi's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday, days ahead of the second edition of the virtual Voice of Global South summit. In an address at a conference, Kant also described the G20 New Delhi leaders' declaration as a very hard-fought victory for the Global South as it reflected the aspirations of the developing countries. The conference themed "G20 Delhi Summit: Inclusive Growth and Rise of the Global South" was organised by India Writes Network, Centre for Global Insights India and School of International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University. "One of the lasting images that will carry on forever in my mind of India's G20 presidency is the image of the prime minister hugging the president of Comoros and welcoming the African Union as a permanent member of the G20," Kant said. "With that one stroke, India ensured that the G20 bec

Developed nations must advance emissions target to 2040, says Kant

Climate change is the biggest crisis for the world, and to achieve net-zero target by 2050, developed countries will have to advance their emissions target to 2040, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday. Addressing 'The Energy Transition Dialogues' organised by ORF, Kant said 80 per cent of growth in the world economy will come from emerging economies. "Climate change is the biggest crisis before us... therefore there has to be a huge sense of urgency and that... must come from G7 countries and China," he said. Net-zero emissions mean that the world is not adding any further emissions to the atmosphere. "If you want to achieve net zero by 2050, the developed world, which has occupied almost 90 per cent of the carbon space in the world, needs to advance its net zero target to 2040," he said. India has committed to going net zero by 2070 and China by 2060. The Group of Seven (G7) nations have committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Kant emphasised on the need

Having 8-9% growth in economy for next 3 decades a challenge: Kant

India is poised to become a USD 5 trillion economy and the challenge for the country will be to grow at 8-9 per cent for the next three decades, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Thursday. Addressing an event organised by Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI) here, Kant said India's economy can't grow at higher rates without the support of the private sector. "This is India's moment. India is poised to become a USD 5 trillion economy," he said, adding that the government has pushed the limit on infrastructure. "The challenge (for India) is to grow at 8-9 per cent for three decades," he said. Pointing out that presently the size of China's economy is five times of India, Kant said, "To catch up with China, we will have to grow at 10 per cent." Asserting that the quality of Indian airports is better than those in Europe, he said, "Our domestic airlines are also much better than international airlines." India's growth story will remain intact, he said, while emphasising on the

India can become first country to industrialise without carbonising: Kant

With ideal weather conditions, India can redefine its growth model to become the first country in the world to industrialise without carbonising, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Thursday. Speaking at an event in the national capital, Kant also expressed confidence that the country, which has a young population, will grow at higher rates. According to him, the world is open to India and there is no reason why the country should not grow at higher rates. Highlighting the importance of going green, Kant said that otherwise countries will "neither be able to export to the markets and this is all going to happen before our eyes in the next 5 years." At the SHRM India Annual Conference 2023 here, he also said that India has ideal weather conditions and can go green to redefine its growth model "to become the first country in the world to industrialise without carbonising". During a discussion on his book 'Made in India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise,' Kant said, India is the only

Looking back, India has done magical work: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Kant talks about the historic summit, the New Delhi Declaration, the challenges on the way and many sleepless nights to find the voice of moderation

New Delhi declaration shows India can be champion of multilateralism: Kant

The New Delhi G20 declaration adopted by leaders has demonstrated India's great ability to be a champion of multilateralism and bring the world together on global developmental issues and conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine crisis, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday. The green development pact, a key part of the declaration, offers a great opportunity for the Indian automotive and components sector to become the global leader in electric and sustainable mobility, he said asking the industry to go all-electric while speaking here at the annual convention of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA). "The New Delhi leaders' declaration that has come out is very, very inclusive, very ambitious. It has 83 paras in all. This is the first time that all 83 paras have 100 per cent consensus," Kant asserted. In the declaration, there is no 'reservation, brackets and chair's summary', he said adding all the 83 paras, including the eight paras on the ...

Balancing the redlines: How G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration came about

The G7 grouping led by the US wanted stronger condemnation of Russia for its aggression against Ukraine

Tharoor lauds India's sherpa after '200 hrs of non-stop negotiations' claim

Congress lMP Shashi Tharoor lauded India's G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant for hardball negotiations and said that it is a proud moment for India at G20

200 hours of negotiations, 15 drafts led to consensus on Ukraine: Kant

It took over 200 hours of non-stop negotiations by a team of Indian diplomats to deliver a consensus on the G20 declaration that was adopted at the Leaders' Summit here, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Sunday. The team of diplomats, including joint secretaries Eenam Gambhir and K Nagraj Naidu, held 300 bilateral meetings and circulated 15 drafts with their counterparts on the contentious Ukraine conflict to drive home a consensus that was clinched on the first day of the G20 Leaders Summit itself. "The most complex part of the entire G20 was to bring consensus on the geopolitical paras (Russia-Ukraine). This was done over 200 hours of non-stop negotiations, 300 bilateral meetings, 15 drafts," Kant said. Kant said he was greatly assisted in the efforts by Naidu and Gambhir. India managed to hammer out an unexpected consensus among the G20 countries on the contentious issue with emerging economies such as Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia playing a leading role in reaching t

G20 nations have unanimously adopted New Delhi Declaration: Amitabh Kant

G20 has made India ready for the world, and the world ready for India, says External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

G20 New Delhi Declaration highlights: Peace, prosperity, sustainable growth

Amitabh Kant, India's Sherpa to G20, stated that the declaration focused on strong, sustainable growth, sustainable development goals, green development pacts, and multilateralism

G20 Declaration powerful call for world prosperity: India's Sherpa Kant

The New Delhi Declaration adopted by the G20 leaders here on Saturday focusses on strong and sustainable growth, accelerating progress on sustainable development goals, green development pact, and reinvigorating multilateralism, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said. "Today's era must be marked as the golden age of human-centric globalisation and India's G20 Presidency under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked tirelessly towards this goal," Kant said in a series of posts on X. Kant said the G20 Declaration was historical and path-breaking with 100 per cent consensus on all developmental and geo-political issues. "The new geopolitical paragraphs are a powerful call for planet, people, peace and prosperity in today's world," he said. He said the clinching of the G20 Declaration had demonstrated Prime Minister Modi's leadership in today's world. "G20 India has been the most ambitious in the history of G20 presidencies. With 112 outcomes and presidency documents,

G20 officially adopts New Delhi Leadership Declaration, says PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi thanked G20 sherpas, ministers and all officials for working hard to make joint declaration possible

G20 Leaders' Summit 2023: India hopeful of a consensus on the communique

Declaration will show the country as the voice of global south, says Kant

G20 Summit declaration will reflect voice of Global South: Amitabh Kant

Addressing joint press conference ahead of the G20 summit which begins on September 9, Amitabh Kant said green development, climate action, climate finance have also been among India's priorities

G20 Summit: Sherpa Amitabh Kant says Leaders' Declaration 'almost ready'

Ahead of the G20 summit, India on Friday said the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration is "almost ready" and will be recommended to the leaders of the grouping during the conclave. India also said its presidency of the G20 has lived up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of being inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented and very decisive. Addressing a press conference ahead of the two-day summit beginning Saturday, India's G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant said New Delhi Leaders' Declaration will be the voice of the global south and developing countries. Prime Minister Modi had asserted India's presidency should be inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented and decisive, he said. "These are the four principles on which we have worked. We have lived up to his vision of being inclusive, action-oriented, ambitious and very decisive during our presidency," Kant said. "Our New Delhi Leaders' Declaration is almost ready, I would not like to dwell on it because this declaration will be recommended to the .

India has emerged as voice of Global south: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

In a short video message, shared on X, by the official handle of India's G20 Presidency, Kant said, "So India has built a unique Indian narrative during its G20 presidency."

Need to boost crop productivity with new technologies: Amitabh Kant

India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Monday stressed on the need to boost crop productivity through adoption of new cutting-edge technologies and said the farm sector should be made smart and adaptive to climate change. Kant was speaking at the G20 India Agri-tech Summit 2023 held here. For higher economic growth of India, he said, "India needs to grow in the agriculture sector. Its productivity must enhance rapidly. That would mean that we will require a lot of new cutting-edge technologies". Digitisation of agriculture, the technological transformation and innovation in the farm sector has been the central priority pushed in the Indian presidency in the GCO this year, he added. "Transforming the agriculture sector into a data-driven, smart and adaptive to climate change is integral to the transformation of the agriculture sector," Kant said, adding that this would entail focus on aspects like open access agricultural data platforms and recognising them as global public goods. He a

Free trade based growth, climate action key priorities for India: Kant

Speaking at the B20 Summit India 2023 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Kant said India's developmental philosophy rests on having a human centric approach

Films reflect soft power of India: Kant at G20 Film Festival inauguration

India's G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Wednesday said Indian films reflect the soft power of the country as well as its unity and diversity. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the G20 Film Festival organised by the India International Centre (IIC) in collaboration with the G20 Secretariat, Ministry of External Affairs. Satyajit Ray's 1955 black-and-white classic film "Pather Panchali" (Song of the Little Road) opened the festival, which will run till September 3. Kant, who was the chief guest at the event, said films reflect the "unity and diversity" of India. "I have been a great believer in Indian films. Our G20 presidency is 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam': One Earth, One Family, One Future... Indian films truly reflect the soft power of India. More than anything else, they reflect the unity and diversity of India. And, there's no better way to start a film festival than to show Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali'," he said. Tourism and culture are two major components of G20, K