Given our size and scale, India can become a pillar of global growth and stability. With India being the largest recipient of remittances in the world, Modi asked G20 to cut transaction cost for transferring money from abroad.
Narendra Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome on Saturday evening by the Turkish authorities, where he is attending a 3-day G20 summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Turkish children on his arrival at Antalya airport in Turkey on Saturday.
Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Dilma Roussef and Jacob Zuma of South Africa met ahead of the G20 Summit to review progress made by their five-member grouping, called BRICS. (Photo: AP)
India, which takes over the Chairmanship of BRICS from February 1, 2016, will accord priority to combating terrorism, he said. Modi was addressing the BRICS nation in the sidelines of the G20 Summit .
The theme of India's BRICS Chairmanship will be 'Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions' which, in short, will be 'BRICS'. It aptly describes the ethos of our group, Modi said. (Photo: AP)
We stand united in strongly condemning the dreadful acts of terrorism in Paris. The entire humanity must stand together as one against terrorism, says Modi at BRICS Summit. (Photo: AP)
G20 leaders will also agree to step up financing for international organisations dealing with migrants, as requested by Europe, and to address the root causes of migrant displacement, such as the war in Syria. In image president Barack Obama, right
Around 13,000 officials and 3,000 journalists from across the world are here for the 10th G-20 Summit, being held at the Regnum Carya Hotel Convention Center in the Belek town of Antalya's Serik district, Turkey.
Pledging to quadruple India’s renewable power capacity to 175 gigawatt by 2022 and cut fossil fuel subsidies, Narendra Modi on Sunday asked world’s top economies to build support systems focused on nations that have the maximum growth potential.
In his lead intervention at G20 Working Lunch on Development and Climate Change, Modi offered seven points for consideration which include shift from ‘carbon credit’ to ‘green credit' and increase in share of traffic on public transport in cities by
Clean energy and environment friendly infrastructure will address both development and climate change, says Modi. (Photo: AP)
Modi said that through bold economic and governance reforms, we have achieved a growth rate of nearly 7.5 per cent with strong prospects for a higher growth rate in the near future.
Given our size and scale, India can become a pillar of global growth and stability. With India being the largest recipient of remittances in the world, Modi asked G20 to cut transaction cost for transferring money from abroad.