New Delhi: On the eve of the G20 Summit, India’s biggest international event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that it would chart a new path in human-centric and inclusive development.
Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, he said that it was important to emulate the mission of the Father of the Nation in serving the underprivileged, the very last person in the queue.
“We seek to accelerate progress of SDGs (sustainable development goals), Green Development Pact for a Sustainable Future and strengthen Multilateral Institutions for the 21st Century. We attach immense priority to futuristic sectors such as technological transformation and digital public infrastructure. We will also collectively work to further gender equality, women empowerment and ensure world peace,” he said in a statement on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
“Rooted in our cultural ethos, India's G20 presidency theme, ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future,’ deeply resonates with our world view that the whole world is one family,” Modi said.
“India's G20 presidency has been inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented. We actively voiced the developmental concerns of the Global South,” he added.
Noting that it is the first-ever G20 Summit being hosted by India, he said India was delighted to host the 18th summit at the iconic Bharat Mandapam.
“It is my firm belief that the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development,” he said.
Modi said he will be chairing sessions on 'One Earth', 'One Family' and 'One Future', covering a range of issues of prime concern to the world community. These include furthering strong, sustainable, inclusive and balanced growth, he added.
he prime minister noted that he will also be holding bilateral meetings with several leaders and heads of delegations to further deepen bonds of friendship and cooperation.
“I am confident that our guests will enjoy the warmth of the Indian hospitality,” he said.
