External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on August 3 virtually addressed the T20 Summit held in Mysuru.
He highlighted that the motive is to use the G20 presidency to make the world ready for India, and India ready for the world.
He said, “The India that you see in 2023 is a very different India than what it was in 2014. Our effort is really to use the G20 to make the world ready for India and India ready for the world.”
He also highlighted the importance of the G20 grouping and said,
“If you look in terms of overall global welfare, I think the responsibilities on G20 are perhaps heavier. Precisely because, today, the UN Security Council finds itself in a way polarised and unable to come to consensus on many many issues.”
He highlighted that the motive is to use the G20 presidency to make the world ready for India, and India ready for the world.
He said, “The India that you see in 2023 is a very different India than what it was in 2014. Our effort is really to use the G20 to make the world ready for India and India ready for the world.”
He also highlighted the importance of the G20 grouping and said,
“If you look in terms of overall global welfare, I think the responsibilities on G20 are perhaps heavier. Precisely because, today, the UN Security Council finds itself in a way polarised and unable to come to consensus on many many issues.”
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00:00 The India that you see in 2023 is a very different India than what it was in 2014.
00:11 Our effort is really to make, use the G20 to make the world ready for India and India
00:17 ready for the world.
00:18 One would be really to highlight the importance of getting the G20 right because the value
00:25 of the G20 in today's international relations is really huge.
00:30 The gridlock today in the UN Security Council and the UN system actually makes the G20 even
00:39 more important than it would be otherwise.
00:41 The UN Security Council finds itself in a way polarized and unable to come to a consensus
00:51 on many many issues.
00:52 I think this is an occasion at this point of time we are about a month away, a little
00:59 more than a month away from the summit and if I were to pick perhaps four points which
01:09 I think are important at this moment, one would be really to highlight the importance
01:16 of getting the G20 right because the value of the G20 in today's international relations
01:23 is really huge.
01:25 It is all said and done the premier international gathering and what we need to do is to ensure
01:36 that it focuses on the right issues and most important after all the debates and discussions
01:43 that it comes up with an actionable consensus.
01:48 So I would say that to me right now is the primary thought when I look at the G20.
01:56 I make the point that the gridlock today in the UN Security Council and the UN system
02:05 actually makes the G20 even more important than it would be otherwise.
02:10 So that is not to say I mean peace and security issues have its place but if you look in terms
02:20 of overall global welfare, global good, I think the responsibilities on the G20 are
02:27 perhaps a little bit heavier precisely because today the UN Security Council finds itself
02:37 in a way polarized and unable to come to a consensus on many issues.
02:45 My fourth point is of course a reminder of what is the mandate of the G20 and the mandate
02:50 of the G20 is development and growth and I make that point not because you are all unaware
02:58 of it, you are of course extremely sensitive to it but because if there is something today
03:05 which is really under stress it is development and growth.
03:09 That large parts of the world today are following G20, they have a stake in G20, they would
03:17 like to influence G20, the countries outside the room, outside the table and that is because
03:24 they find their development and their growth today under jeopardy and they would like G20
03:31 to do something about this.
03:33 We actually went through this exercise of what was called voice of global South where
03:38 a hundred and twenty five countries participated in deliberations in the month of January.
03:44 So many of the sentiments that I expressed to you, the assessments that I share, the
03:49 concerns that I convey, these are not just thorough, these are the distilled essence
03:55 of what a hundred and twenty five countries today, at least a hundred and twenty five
04:00 feel about the state of the world.
04:05 Now we have had, we are now chronologically significantly down the way where the G20 is
04:13 concerned.
04:14 A lot of the ministerials have taken place, some of the important ministerial still, some
04:20 of them have happened, some have more rounds to go and in a way you could say the jury
04:27 is still out.
04:28 We have had some achievements, we have still had a lot of work in progress, there is some
04:37 which we hope will progress.
04:39 I would really conclude by stressing that it is important for the G20 to realize that
04:48 what unites us today is more than what separates us.
04:52 I am not in denial of the fact that there are deep differences within the G20, but I
04:58 do believe that there is a larger agenda, a larger agenda to humanity, a larger agenda
05:04 for the planet and it is therefore absolutely vital that we find a common landing point
05:12 when the summit takes place in September.
05:15 The India that you see in 2023 is a very different India than what it was in 2014 and I hope
05:23 that that is a takeaway that you will carry back in your baggage.
05:29 So our effort is really to make, use the G20 to make the world ready for India and India
05:35 ready for the world, but once again I am so happy to see you all even if it is at a distance,
05:42 delighted to interact with you today and I am looking forward to the session.
05:47 Thank you.
05:47 [END]