G20 meeting 2023: India focuses on “most vulnerable citizens”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged global financial leaders to focus on the world’s “most vulnerable citizens” during the inauguration of the G20 meeting on Friday 23rd February 2023 which marks the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In his address at the Nandi Hills resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, the minister did not directly mention the war with G20 finance ministers and central bank governors.

Although the conflict and its effect on the world will likely dominate the two-day meeting.

Modi said the COVID-19 pandemic and “rising geo-political tensions in different parts of the world” had led to unsustainable debt levels in several countries, disruptions to global supply chains and threats to food and energy security.

“I would urge that your discussions should focus on the most vulnerable citizens of the world,” he said, adding that stability, confidence and growth had to be brought back to the world economy.

Zainab Sa’id