G20 Summit Updates: PM Modi receives world leaders at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam

Prime minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre in New Delhi to welcome the world leaders for the 18th G20 Summit which is scheduled to begin from today.

The high-level conclave is hosting over 30 global leaders including US President Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron among others.

At least 29 flights carrying heads of State or their representatives landed in the national capital on Friday with the airport deploying extra air traffic controllers (ATCOs) to coordinate all flight movements.

Meanwhile, the India G20 Presidency has been able to arrive at a general consensus on four key financial matters – including the Global South in industrial economies’ growth strategies, restructuring multilateral development banks (MDBs) for inclusive global growth, leveraging digital technology for societal development and exploring the potential of new technology for common good, people aware with the development have said.