Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to attend the important G20 summit to be held on November 18-19. Modi’s visit to Brazil comes after concluding an important visit to Nigeria, where he held bilateral talks with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and interacted with the Indian community. Interestingly, Modi was welcomed with Sanskrit mantras at the airport, the Ministry of External Affairs said while announcing his arrival in the Brazilian city. Modi will join US President Joe Biden, China’s Xi Jinping and other world leaders on the international stage.
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what is troika
In Brazil, Modi will participate in the 19th G-20 summit as a member of the Troika. India is part of the G-20 troika along with Brazil and South Africa. The Troika consists of the current, former and next G-20 chairpersons and all three members cooperate with each other in preparation for the G-20 summit. Along with Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden are also among the leaders attending the Rio de Janeiro summit on November 18-19.
One Earth, One Family, One Future
This year, Brazil has carried forward India’s legacy, Modi said in his departure statement from Nigeria. I look forward to fruitful discussions in keeping with our vision of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’. I will also take this opportunity to exchange views with several other leaders on furthering bilateral cooperation. The major achievements of the summit were the inclusion of the 55-nation African Union as a permanent member of the G-20 during India’s G-20 presidency last year and the drafting of the Leaders’ Declaration, overcoming deep differences on the Ukraine conflict.
Modi in G20
PM Modi’s presence at the G20 summit in Brazil is significant as India is a member of the G20 troika along with Brazil and South Africa. He would also like to build on India’s successful presidency last year, during which he mainstreamed the priorities of the global South. It was during India’s chairmanship that permanent membership of the African Union was secured and the Leaders’ Declaration was drafted despite challenges including deep differences over the Ukraine conflict. On the third and final leg of his visit, Modi will visit Guyana from November 19 to 21 at the invitation of President Mohammed Irfan Ali. This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Guyana in more than 50 years.
Focus on climate change
G-20 countries account for 85 percent of the global economy and are the largest contributors to multilateral development banks supporting climate financing. They are also responsible for more than 75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. UN climate chief Simon Steele wrote to G-20 leaders urging them to act on climate finance, including increasing funding for developing countries and advancing reforms of multilateral development banks.
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Biden’s last world international meeting
This G20 summit will also be US President Joe Biden’s last world international meeting before Donald Trump becomes president after winning the US presidential election on November 5. Experts say convincing world leaders that America remains committed to Biden will face a tough task at the G20. Engaged as his successor as a proponent of the world’s one-man approach. “Biden will want to send a message that America’s engagement with the world, American values, American interests are enduring,” Ivan Medeiros of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, who led Asia policy in the Obama administration, told NPR.
