Virtual G20 Leader’s Summit 2023 

Yesterday, on 22nd November, a meeting took place between the political leaders of the G20. The meeting was an online event. And it was headed by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

G20 stands for Group of Twenty. It is an international organisation created in 1999 that looks after the economic growth of a group of countries. India was given the presidency in December of 2022. 

The summit, or the meeting was attended by the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Leaders of all G20 members were invited to the meeting. 

Leaders discussed the outcomes of the G20 Summit held in Delhi on September 2023. However, the main focus was on the Israel-Palestine war and the Russian-Ukraine war. Other important topics such as climate change and digital health were also discussed in the event.   

This meeting was announced by PM Narendra Modi during the closing ceremony of the G20 summit in September. This was the last summit headed by India in 2023 as India will transfer its G20 presidency to Brazil on December 1st.