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NEW DELHI: From December 1 this year, India will assume the G20 presidency for a year and chair over 200 meetings that aim to secure global economic growth and prosperity. Together, the G20 members represent more than 80% of the world's GDP, 75% of international trade and 60% of the world’s population. 'Matter of pride for Indians': PM Modi takes over India's G20 presidency in Bali Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took over G20 presidency at the summit in Indonesia's Bali.In his closing remarks, PM Modi said that it is a matter of pride for every Indian as the country takes over the presidency of the G20."We will organise G20 meetings in different states and cities in G20 presidency reflects world’s confidence in India, says PM Modi PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled the logo, theme and website for India’s G20 presidency, saying the opportunity to lead the powerful grouping represents a moment of pride for the country as well growing global confidence in it. The PM said while each meeting of a powerful block like G20 has its Prime Minister A catalyst for global change: PM Modi The PM said India's G20 presidency is a proud occasion for every Indian and that the country will organise G20 meetings in different cities and states. "Our guests will get full experience of India's amazing diversity, inclusive traditions, and cultural richness. We wish that all of you will participate in this unique celebration in India, the 'Mother of Democracy'. Together, we will make ...

NEW DELHI: Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India. In her address after Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered to her the oath in the Central Hall of Parliament, Murmu thanked all MPs and MLAs for electing her. "Reaching this office is not my personal achievement but that of all the poor people in the country," Murmu said during her first address to the nation as President. "My election is proof of the fact that in India, the poor can dream and also fulfil those dreams," she added. A trip to the village that gave India its new President Droupadi Murmu, India’s President-elect, comes from a tribal village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. Villagers recall a humble and pious woman I have been elected during an important time when the country is celebrating 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' to mark the 75th anniversary of its freedom, she noted. The former Jharkhand governor is the second woman to assume the nation's top office. Murmu's nomination as President marks many firsts: * Droupadi Murmu is the first President of the country who was born in Independent India. * The 64-year-old on Monday became the youngest leader to take oath as India's President. * She is also the first tribal leader to be elected to the highest constitutional post of the country. * Murmu is the first girl from her village to attend college. The President hails from Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. During the address to the nation, Murmu recalled that she gr...

Days after the G-20 summit in Bali, which marked the end of the Indonesian presidency and heralded the group’s Indian leadership for the new term beginning in December, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thus, the overarching theme of India’s G-20 presidency will revolve around Undoubtedly, it will be a vehicle for India to unshackle itself from its long-standing image as an emerging middle power with untapped potential and move toward achieving its great power ambitions by hopefully closing the gap with major powers like China and even Japan – the latter an influential “like-minded” partner with its own burgeoning global (or Asian Of late, India has been reiterating its essential foreign policy goals, including equitable power distribution, need for better Global South representation in multilateral bodies, and enhanced responsibility-bearing for middle powers to reduce reliance on major powers like the United States and China, which have caused immense harm through their increasing strategic competition. Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter N Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter But will the G-20 presidency help advance India’s multipolar worldview and create a credible partnership between nations that above all furthers the Indo-Pacific’s peace and prosperity? Or will it constrain India’s strategic choices, largely because of the increasing polarization between G-20 members such as the United Stat...

President of India Election 2022: 4,809 electors, 1,086,431 votes, 2 Parliament Houses, 30 state/UT legislatures, these are the numbers that will mark the elections of the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian armed forces and the head of the state of the world’s largest democracy. Here is all you need to know about the upcoming presidential elections. The value of the vote of a Member of Parliament is 700, which means the final scores are counted accordingly. The value of the vote of a Member of the state/UT Legislative Assembly is determined based on the population of the state. For example, an MLA from Uttar Pradesh – the most populous state of India, has the highest value among the states with a score of 208. Since there are 403 MLAs in UP, their total value of votes is 83,824.

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - India began its year-long WHAT IS THE G20? Formed in the wake of the financial crisis that swept through Southeast Asian economies in the late 1990s as a forum for finance ministers and central bank governors, the G20 was upgraded in 2007 to include heads of state and governments. During and after the 2008 global financial crisis, the G20's coordinated efforts helped tamp down panic and restore economic growth. The grouping comprises 19 countries cutting across continents and the European Union, representing around 85% of the world's GDP. The G20 also invites non-member countries, including Bangladesh, Singapore, Spain and Nigeria, besides international organisations such as the United Nations, World Health Organization, the World Bank and the IMF. WHAT DOES G20 PRESIDENCY ENTAIL? The G20 does not have a permanent secretariat, and one member takes over the presidency each year to steer the grouping's agenda that is split into two tracks - one led by finance ministers and another by emissaries of leaders of member countries. After India, Brazil will take over the presidency of the G20, followed by South Africa in 2025. During its term, India will hold more than 200 meetings across some 50 cities involving ministers, officials and civil society, leading up to a marquee summit in the capital New Delhi in September 2023. The summit will be attended by around 30 heads of state and government, from G20 members and invited countries. WHAT IS G20'S UPC...

NEW DELHI: Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India. In her address after Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered to her the oath in the Central Hall of Parliament, Murmu thanked all MPs and MLAs for electing her. "Reaching this office is not my personal achievement but that of all the poor people in the country," Murmu said during her first address to the nation as President. "My election is proof of the fact that in India, the poor can dream and also fulfil those dreams," she added. A trip to the village that gave India its new President Droupadi Murmu, India’s President-elect, comes from a tribal village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. Villagers recall a humble and pious woman I have been elected during an important time when the country is celebrating 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' to mark the 75th anniversary of its freedom, she noted. The former Jharkhand governor is the second woman to assume the nation's top office. Murmu's nomination as President marks many firsts: * Droupadi Murmu is the first President of the country who was born in Independent India. * The 64-year-old on Monday became the youngest leader to take oath as India's President. * She is also the first tribal leader to be elected to the highest constitutional post of the country. * Murmu is the first girl from her village to attend college. The President hails from Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. During the address to the nation, Murmu recalled that she gr...

Days after the G-20 summit in Bali, which marked the end of the Indonesian presidency and heralded the group’s Indian leadership for the new term beginning in December, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thus, the overarching theme of India’s G-20 presidency will revolve around Undoubtedly, it will be a vehicle for India to unshackle itself from its long-standing image as an emerging middle power with untapped potential and move toward achieving its great power ambitions by hopefully closing the gap with major powers like China and even Japan – the latter an influential “like-minded” partner with its own burgeoning global (or Asian Of late, India has been reiterating its essential foreign policy goals, including equitable power distribution, need for better Global South representation in multilateral bodies, and enhanced responsibility-bearing for middle powers to reduce reliance on major powers like the United States and China, which have caused immense harm through their increasing strategic competition. Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter N Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter But will the G-20 presidency help advance India’s multipolar worldview and create a credible partnership between nations that above all furthers the Indo-Pacific’s peace and prosperity? Or will it constrain India’s strategic choices, largely because of the increasing polarization between G-20 members such as the United Stat...

NEW DELHI: From December 1 this year, India will assume the G20 presidency for a year and chair over 200 meetings that aim to secure global economic growth and prosperity. Together, the G20 members represent more than 80% of the world's GDP, 75% of international trade and 60% of the world’s population. 'Matter of pride for Indians': PM Modi takes over India's G20 presidency in Bali Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took over G20 presidency at the summit in Indonesia's Bali.In his closing remarks, PM Modi said that it is a matter of pride for every Indian as the country takes over the presidency of the G20."We will organise G20 meetings in different states and cities in G20 presidency reflects world’s confidence in India, says PM Modi PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled the logo, theme and website for India’s G20 presidency, saying the opportunity to lead the powerful grouping represents a moment of pride for the country as well growing global confidence in it. The PM said while each meeting of a powerful block like G20 has its Prime Minister A catalyst for global change: PM Modi The PM said India's G20 presidency is a proud occasion for every Indian and that the country will organise G20 meetings in different cities and states. "Our guests will get full experience of India's amazing diversity, inclusive traditions, and cultural richness. We wish that all of you will participate in this unique celebration in India, the 'Mother of Democracy'. Together, we will make ...

new President of India. She defeated the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the election, the result of which was announced on Thursday (July 21). Murmu, 64, is the first Adivasi and second woman to become the nation’s First Citizen and the Supreme Commander of India’s Armed Forces. Here are five things about the new incumbent of Rashtrapati Bhavan, who takes office in the historic 75th year of the nation’s Independence. Murmu has been a trailblazer from a very young age. Born into a Santhal family in 1958, she was the first girl in Uparbeda, one of the seven revenue villages in Uparbeda panchayat in Odisha’s backward Mayurbhanj district, to go to college — the Ramadevi Women’s College, now the Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar. Before beginning her career in politics, Murmu was a teacher at the Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre in Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj, and later worked as a junior assistant in the irrigation and power department of the Odisha government. Successful political career Murmu won an election to the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997, and served as councillor. She was elected to two terms in the Odisha Assembly in 2000 and 2004, and served as a Minister from 2000 to 2004 in Chief Minister She held the portfolio of Commerce and Transport and, subsequently, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry in the state government. As Transport Minister of Odisha, she was credited with having set up transport offices in all 58 subdivisions of the state. The el...

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - India began its year-long WHAT IS THE G20? Formed in the wake of the financial crisis that swept through Southeast Asian economies in the late 1990s as a forum for finance ministers and central bank governors, the G20 was upgraded in 2007 to include heads of state and governments. During and after the 2008 global financial crisis, the G20's coordinated efforts helped tamp down panic and restore economic growth. The grouping comprises 19 countries cutting across continents and the European Union, representing around 85% of the world's GDP. The G20 also invites non-member countries, including Bangladesh, Singapore, Spain and Nigeria, besides international organisations such as the United Nations, World Health Organization, the World Bank and the IMF. WHAT DOES G20 PRESIDENCY ENTAIL? The G20 does not have a permanent secretariat, and one member takes over the presidency each year to steer the grouping's agenda that is split into two tracks - one led by finance ministers and another by emissaries of leaders of member countries. After India, Brazil will take over the presidency of the G20, followed by South Africa in 2025. During its term, India will hold more than 200 meetings across some 50 cities involving ministers, officials and civil society, leading up to a marquee summit in the capital New Delhi in September 2023. The summit will be attended by around 30 heads of state and government, from G20 members and invited countries. WHAT IS G20'S UPC...