G20 Summit: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reached India to participate in the G-20 Summit. His wife Akshata Murthy is also with him. Rishi Sunak’s bilateral talks with PM Modi are also to be held during the summit. Sunak has said that India is a country that is very near and dear to him.
G20 Summit: Rishi Sunak reached India
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reached India to participate in the G20 Summit. His wife Akshata Murthy is also with him. On coming to India, Sunak said that participating in the G20 summit is a special thing for him. It is noteworthy that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is of Indian origin.
It is noteworthy that Rishi Sunak is also to have bilateral talks with PM Modi during the summit. At the same time, before the Delhi visit, he had written on social site X that I was going to the G20 summit with a clear focus. The goal of this summit is to stabilize the global economy and build international relations.
A warm welcome to Foreign Guests
It is noteworthy that today i.e. on Friday, apart from British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Kristalina Georgieva have reached Delhi. The leaders were welcomed with traditional dance performances by various groups.
#WATCH | G 20 in India | United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives in Delhi for the G 20 Summit.
He was received by MoS for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey. pic.twitter.com/NIHgQ00P23
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Meanwhile, Meloni and Haseena were welcomed at the airport by Union Ministers Shobha Karandlaje and Darshana Jardosh respectively. Rishi Sunak was welcomed by Union Minister Ashwini Choubey while Fernandes was welcomed by Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste. Comoros President Azali Assoumani also arrived here and was given a warm welcome. The G20 leaders will deliberate on important global issues at the group’s annual summit here on September 9 and 10.
Sunak’s journey as ‘son-in-law of India’ is very special
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak jokingly said that his visit to New Delhi for the G20 leaders’ summit is very special, in reference to being called the ‘son-in-law of India’. Sunak is married to Akshata Murthy, the first person of Indian origin to become the Prime Minister of Britain. Speaking to reporters on his flight to New Delhi, Sunak said he was excited to visit India. He said, ‘A country which is very near and dear to me.’
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Sunak is also being accompanied by his wife and daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy on this trip. Sunak is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit. Sunak told reporters traveling with him that it is very special. I saw somewhere that I was referred to as the son-in-law of India, I hope it must have been said with affection.
Will Discuss Many Issues
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been marked as a major topic on Britain’s agenda during the summit. Britain’s Prime Minister’s Office Downing Street said that India’s role and influence is important. Sunak told the media that once again, Vladimir Putin is failing to show his face at the G20. He is the architect of his own diplomatic exile, isolated in his presidential palace and blocking out criticism and reality.
Meanwhile, the rest of the G20 are demonstrating that we will come forward and work together to defeat Putin. A Downing Street spokesman said the UK would use every opportunity to show its support for Ukraine, as well as encourage global support.
Prime Minister Sunak’s spokesperson said that India, as the world’s largest democracy, has an important role in stopping Russia’s attack on human rights and indeed democracy. We will meet with Modi or other leaders to encourage them to use that influence to end Putin’s brutal aggression. India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks are also likely to figure during the Modi-Sunak bilateral discussions.
Currently, 12 rounds of talks have been completed but there is no fixed time limit for its conclusion. Downing Street has indicated that there will be no changes to UK immigration policy under the agreement, although short-term business visas will be discussed as part of trade talks.