2023 G20 New Delhi summit

Originally, India was scheduled to host the G20 summit in 2021 and Italy in 2022. At the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit in Argentina, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had requested Italy to host the summit in 2021 and allow India to host it in 2022, on the occasion of the 75th year of India's independence. Italy agreed to let India host the G20 summit in 2022 in its place, owing to the momentum in bilateral ties. However, after a request made by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, India exchanged its presidency of the G20 with Indonesia because Indonesia would also chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023. == Presidency ==

The G20 New Delhi Summit was chaired by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. India's presidency began on 1 December 2022, leading up to the summit in the third quarter of 2023. The presidency handover ceremony was held, in which the G20 presidency gavel was transferred from Indonesian President Joko Widodo to Indian Prime Minister Modi at the close of the Bali summit. Indonesia held the presidency in 2022. Indian Prime Minister Modi formally handed over the G20 presidency to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil. India would continue to hold the position until 30 November 2023. == Agenda priorities ==

G20 India has put forth six agenda priorities for the G20 dialogue in 2023: • Green Development, Climate Finance and Life • Accelerated, Inclusive and Resilient Growth • Accelerating progress on SDGs • Technological Transformation and Digital Public Infrastructure • Multilateral Institutions for the 21st century • Women-led development In an interview on 26 August 2023, Prime Minister Modi expressed optimism about the G20 countries' evolving agenda under India's presidency, shifting toward a human-centric development approach that aligns with the concerns of the Global South, including addressing climate change, debt restructuring through the G20's Common Framework for Debt, and a strategy for regulation of global cryptocurrencies. == Preparations ==

The Government of India budgeted Rs. 990 crore (US$120 million) for the G20 events. In the lead up to the G20 meeting, the Indian authorities, including the Archaeological Survey of India embarked on a mass demolition drive against homeless shelters and slum neighborhoods across New Delhi resulting in the eviction of its marginalized residents. Structures near the summit site were removed for being illegal, after giving residents time to vacate. Other demolitions occurred in areas far from the G20 venue, also following court orders. According to the 'Concerned Citizens' collective, this resulted in the displacement of an estimated 0.25 to 0.3 million people. In the days prior to the summit, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) placed life-size cutouts of langurs in several parts of the city to scare away the smaller rhesus macaque monkeys. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi rounded up almost 1,000 stray dogs and moved them to shelters in the run-up to the G20 summit. For the security of the event, the government had deployed 130,000 security personnel, including 80,000 police officers from Delhi Police. In the shutdown imposed on the 32 million people living in Delhi, all schools, offices, workplaces, marketplaces, restaurants and non-food shops were ordered to close for three days. Movement on the roads was also restricted, all food deliveries were restricted in areas under NDMC and people were recommended to stay at home. == Participating leaders ==

The Russian President Vladimir Putin and CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping decided to skip the summit in the Indian capital. Their places were taken up by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese premier Li Qiang, respectively. File:Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (3x4 cropped).jpg|alt=India, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (Host)|'Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (host)' File:Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|alt=United States, Joe Biden, President|'''''' Joe Biden, President File:Li Qiang on July 24, 2025 (cropped).jpg|alt=ChinaLi Qiang, Premier|''''''Li Qiang, Premier File:Emmanuel Macron - June 2025 (3x4 cropped).jpg| FranceEmmanuel Macron,President File:Portrait of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (cropped).jpg|alt=United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister|''''''Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister File:Сергей Лавров (29-05-2025) (cropped).jpg|alt=RussiaSergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister|''''''Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister File:Mensaje de fin de año del Presidente Alberto Fernández (cropped).jpg|alt=Argentina, Alberto Fernández, President|''''''Alberto Fernández, President File:Anthony Albanese portrait (cropped).jpg|alt=Australia, Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister|''''''Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister File:Foto oficial do Presidente da República Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (cropped) (2).jpg|alt=Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President|''''''Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President File:Prime Minister Trudeau's message on Christmas 2023 (0m29s) (cropped).jpg|alt=Canada, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister|'''''' Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister File:Olaf Scholz September 2024.jpg|alt=GermanyOlaf Scholz, Chancellor|''''''Olaf Scholz, Chancellor File:Joko Widodo 2019 official portrait.jpg|alt=Indonesia, Joko Widodo, President 2023 Chairperson of Association of Southeast Asian Nations|''''''Joko Widodo, President, 2023 Chairperson of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations File:Giorgia Meloni Official 2024 (cropped).jpg|alt=Italy, Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister|''''''Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister File:Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped).jpg|alt=Japan, Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister|'''''' Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister File:Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez in 2024 (cropped).jpg|alt=MexicoRaquel Buenrostro Sánchez, Minister of Economy|''''''Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez,Minister of Economy File:South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol portrait.jpg|alt=South KoreaYoon Suk Yeol, President|''''''Yoon Suk Yeol, President File:الصورة الرسمية للأمير محمد بن سلمان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود (مقصوصة).jpg|alt=Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister|''''''Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister File:21.11.2025 – Presidente da República da África do Sul, Cyril Ramaphosa (54938010569) (cropped).jpg|alt=South AfricaCyril Ramaphosa, President|''''''Cyril Ramaphosa, President File:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in January 2024 (cropped).jpg|alt=TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdoğan, President|'''''' Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President File:Ursula von der Leyen 2024.jpg|alt=European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission|''''''Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission File:Charles Michel 2019 (cropped).jpg|alt=European Union, Charles Michel, President of the European Council|''''''Charles Michel, President of the European Council ==Invited guests==

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File:Masatsugu Ashakawa.jpg| Asian Development BankMasatsugu Asakawa, President File:Portrait placeholder.png|Coalition for Disaster Resilient InfrastructureGilbert Houngbo, Director-General File:Portrait placeholder.png|International Solar AllianceAjay Mathur, Director-General File:Mathias Cormann APEC 2018.jpg|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Mathias Cormann, Secretary General File:António Guterres November 2016.jpg|alt=United NationsAntónio Guterres, Secretary-General|''''''António Guterres, Secretary-General File:Ajay Banga.jpg|World BankAjay Banga, President File:Mukhisa Kituyi, Houlin Zhao, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with Sophia - AI for Good Global Summit 2018 (41223188035) (cropped).jpg| World Health OrganizationTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General File:Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over as new WTO Director-General, 1 March 2021 (50993534756) (cropped).jpg| World Trade OrganizationNgozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General == Outcomes ==

• The African Union joined the G20 as a permanent member, the first since the G20's formation in 1999. • A new organization called the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) was launched, to promote the development and adoption of sustainable biofuels, and set relevant standards and certification. • The New Delhi Leaders Declaration was adopted with consensus. • A group of countries made a joint agreement to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe called the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. The group comprises India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Israel and the European Union. == See also ==