Joe Biden to attend G20 Summit in Delhi. What’s on agenda?

Ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit in the national capital, US President Joe Biden is all set to India on September 07, in which he will also have bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House announced. US President Joe Biden to visit India for G20 Summit India holds this year’s G20 presidency, […]

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Ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit in the national capital, US President Joe Biden is all set to India on September 07, in which he will also have bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House announced.

US President Joe Biden to visit India for G20 Summit

India holds this year’s G20 presidency, now it will host global leaders for the Summit scheduled to take place on September 09 and 10 in New Delhi.

On September 07 (Thursday), the president will embark on his visit to India, to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit, said the White House in a statement on Friday.

Then, on the next day, Joe Biden will participate in a bilateral meeting with PM Modi.

What is the agenda of Biden-Modi talks?

During his visit, President Biden will discuss a range of joint efforts to tackle global issues, including the clean energy transition and combating climate change.

They will also mitigate the economic and social impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war, and increase the capacity of multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, to better fight poverty, including by addressing global challenges.

In New Delhi, President Biden will also commend PM Modi’s leadership of the G20 and further, reaffirm the US commitment to the G20 as the premier forum of economic cooperation, including by hosting it in 2026.