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A counter-meeting, titled the "We20 People’s Summit", was held in Delhi on 18 August 2023, with 400 to 500 participants representing over 70 "peoples’ movements, trade unions and civil society organisations" attending the event. It was held to criticise the perceived neoliberal, elite, and exclusionary nature of the G20 group, claiming that its efforts to protect the environment were insufficient, as well as the Modi government for using the event to promote its political aims, spending considerable sums on advertising and displacing thousands of impoverished people as part of renovations made in preparation for the summit. The meeting was planned to run though 26 August, but the venue was blockaded on the second day by police as permission was not granted for the event. After permission was denied the next day, the event was forced to conclude early, leading to criticism of the government's response by the event attendees and other commentators as a part of continued democratic backsliding in India.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-08-22|title=Delhi police's heavy hand at 'We20: Peoples' Summit' highlights Modi government's fear of dissent|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/news-analysisg20-summit-dissent-suppression-modi-government/article67218552.ece|date=21 August 2023|website=Frontline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-08-22|title=Indian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit|url=https://apnews.com/article/india-delhi-police-meeting-g20-summit-we20-74d01a6858a68a412abdbb27f70cee9c|date=20 August 2023|website=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-08-22|title='Inching Closer to a Police State': We20 Summit Organisers After Police Refuses Permission on Day 3|url=https://thewire.in/rights/inching-closer-to-a-police-state-we20-summit-organisers-after-police-refuses-permission-on-day-3|website=The Wire}}</ref>
A counter-meeting, titled the "We20 People’s Summit", was held in Delhi on 18 August 2023, with 400 to 500 participants representing over 70 "peoples’ movements, trade unions and civil society organisations" attending the event. It was held to criticise the perceived neoliberal, elite, and exclusionary nature of the G20 group, claiming that its efforts to protect the environment were insufficient, as well as the Modi government for using the event to promote its political aims, spending considerable sums on advertising and displacing thousands of impoverished people as part of renovations made in preparation for the summit. The meeting was planned to run though 26 August, but the venue was blockaded on the second day by police as permission was not granted for the event. After permission was denied the next day, the event was forced to conclude early, leading to criticism of the government's response by the event attendees and other commentators as a part of continued democratic backsliding in India.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-08-22|title=Delhi police's heavy hand at 'We20: Peoples' Summit' highlights Modi government's fear of dissent|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/news-analysisg20-summit-dissent-suppression-modi-government/article67218552.ece|date=21 August 2023|website=Frontline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-08-22|title=Indian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit|url=https://apnews.com/article/india-delhi-police-meeting-g20-summit-we20-74d01a6858a68a412abdbb27f70cee9c|date=20 August 2023|website=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-08-22|title='Inching Closer to a Police State': We20 Summit Organisers After Police Refuses Permission on Day 3|url=https://thewire.in/rights/inching-closer-to-a-police-state-we20-summit-organisers-after-police-refuses-permission-on-day-3|website=The Wire}}</ref>


In the lead up to the G20 meeting, the Indian authorities including [[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.<ref>{{cite news |title=India, advocate for the global poor, clears slums as G20 draw near |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/04/india/g20-summit-india-slum-home-demolitions-intl-hnk-dst/index.html |work=CNN |date=5 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mehrotra |first1=Karishma |last2=Shih |first2=Gerry |title=As G-20 meetings come to India, Modi launches a public relations blitz |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/21/g20-india-modi-public-relations/ |work=Washington Post |date=20 March 2023 |quote=In recent weeks, the Indian government has also bulldozed homeless shelters and slums in New Delhi, which activists say are part of a G-20 beautification campaign that is dislocating the poor.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Many New Delhi slums disappear ahead of G20 summit |url=https://news.yahoo.com/many-delhi-slums-disappear-ahead-124043677.html |work=Yahoo News |agency=Reuters |date=5 September 2023}}</ref> According to the ‘Concerned Citizens’ collective, this resulted in the [[Community displacement|displacement]] of an estimated 0.25 to 0.3 million people.<ref name="Frontline"/> In [[Delhi]] alone, almost 25 slums were [[bulldozed]] to the ground, including settlements in [[Yamuna Bank metro station|Yamuna Bank]], [[Tughlaqabad]] and [[Mehrauli]], among others.<ref name="Frontline">{{cite news |title=How G20 preparations left thousands homeless in India |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/commissioned-citizens-report-g20-preparations-leave-thousands-homeless-in-india/article67131721.ece |work=Frontline |date=28 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In the shutdown imposed on the 32 million people living in Delhi, all [[school]]s, [[office]]s, [[workplace]]s, [[marketplace]]s, [[restaurant]]s and non-food shops were ordered to close for three days. Meanwhile, the movement on the roads was also restricted, all [[Food delivery|food deliveries]] were [[Ban (law)|banned]] and people were recommended to [[Stay-at-home order|stay at home]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hassan |first1=Aakash |last2=Ellis-Petersen |first2=Hannah |title=‘Ashamed of our presence’: Delhi glosses over plight of poor as it rolls out G20 red carpet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/ashamed-of-our-presence-delhi-glosses-over-plight-of-poor-as-it-rolls-out-g20-red-carpet |work=The Guardian |date=8 September 2023}}</ref>
In the lead up to the G20 meeting, the Indian authorities including [[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.<ref>{{cite news|title=India, advocate for the global poor, clears slums as G20 draw near|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/04/india/g20-summit-india-slum-home-demolitions-intl-hnk-dst/index.html|work=CNN|date=5 September 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mehrotra|first1=Karishma|last2=Shih|first2=Gerry|title=As G-20 meetings come to India, Modi launches a public relations blitz |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/21/g20-india-modi-public-relations/ |work=Washington Post|date=20 March 2023|quote=In recent weeks, the Indian government has also bulldozed homeless shelters and slums in New Delhi, which activists say are part of a G-20 beautification campaign that is dislocating the poor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Many New Delhi slums disappear ahead of G20 summit|url=https://news.yahoo.com/many-delhi-slums-disappear-ahead-124043677.html|work=Yahoo News|agency=Reuters|date=5 September 2023}}</ref> According to the ‘Concerned Citizens’ collective, this resulted in the [[Community displacement|displacement]] of an estimated 0.25 to 0.3 million people.<ref name="Frontline"/> In [[Delhi]] alone, almost 25 slums were [[bulldozed]] to the ground, including settlements in [[Yamuna Bank metro station|Yamuna Bank]], [[Tughlaqabad]] and [[Mehrauli]], among others.<ref name="Frontline">{{cite news|title=How G20 preparations left thousands homeless in India|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/commissioned-citizens-report-g20-preparations-leave-thousands-homeless-in-india/article67131721.ece|work=Frontline|date=28 July 2023|language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 08:57, 9 September 2023

2023 G20 New Delhi summit
Bharat Mandapam, IECC Centre in Pragati Maidan
(Summit Venue)
Host countryIndia India
Date9–10 September 2023
MottoVasudhaiva Kutumbakam
(Sanskrit: वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्)
(transl. One Earth, One Family, One Future)[A][1]
Venue(s)Bharat Mandapam,
International exhibition-cum convention centre
CitiesNew Delhi, India (Host: Head of State and Government meeting on 9–10 September 2023)
ParticipantsG20 members, Invitee countries by Indian Government
ChairNarendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Follows2022 G20 Bali summit
Precedes2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit
WebsiteG20.org

The 2023 G20 New Delhi summit is the eighteenth meeting of G20 (Group of Twenty), a summit being held between 9 - 10 September 2023.[2] It is taking place in Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition-Convention Centre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.[8] It is the first G20 summit held in India as well as in South Asia.

Presidency

The G20 New Delhi Summit is 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.[9]

Agenda priorities

G20 India has put forth six agenda priorities for the G20 dialogue in 2023:[10]

  • Green Development, Climate Finance & LiFE
  • Accelerated, Inclusive & Resilient Growth
  • Accelerating progress on SDGs
  • Technological Transformation & 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.[11][12][13]

Background

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.[14]

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.[15]

Preparations

The Indian government budgeted Rs. 990 Crore (~120 million USD) for the G20 events.[16] For the event's security, the Indian government deployed 130,000 security personnel including 80,000 police officers from Delhi Police.[17]

Participating leaders

The Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping decided to skip the summit in the Indian capital.[18][19]

Invited guests

Participating international organization guests

Criticism

A counter-meeting, titled the "We20 People’s Summit", was held in Delhi on 18 August 2023, with 400 to 500 participants representing over 70 "peoples’ movements, trade unions and civil society organisations" attending the event. It was held to criticise the perceived neoliberal, elite, and exclusionary nature of the G20 group, claiming that its efforts to protect the environment were insufficient, as well as the Modi government for using the event to promote its political aims, spending considerable sums on advertising and displacing thousands of impoverished people as part of renovations made in preparation for the summit. The meeting was planned to run though 26 August, but the venue was blockaded on the second day by police as permission was not granted for the event. After permission was denied the next day, the event was forced to conclude early, leading to criticism of the government's response by the event attendees and other commentators as a part of continued democratic backsliding in India.[28][29][30]

In the lead up to the G20 meeting, the Indian authorities including 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.[31][32][33] According to the ‘Concerned Citizens’ collective, this resulted in the displacement of an estimated 0.25 to 0.3 million people.[34] In Delhi alone, almost 25 slums were bulldozed to the ground, including settlements in Yamuna Bank, Tughlaqabad and Mehrauli, among others.[34]

See also

References

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Notes

  1. ^ literally mean 'The World Is One Family'
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