{"id":33573,"date":"2022-12-01T12:05:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T06:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=33573"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:06:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:36:33","slug":"indias-g20-presidency-will-be-the-voice-of-global-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indias-g20-presidency-will-be-the-voice-of-global-south\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s G20 presidency will be the voice of Global South"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About G20<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>News Summary<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>As India assumed the G20 presidency, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said New Delhi will seek to emerge as the voice of the Global South, and work to depoliticize the global supply of food, fertilizers and medical products.\n<ul>\n<li>India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>He was addressing the \u2018G20 University Connect \u2013 Engaging Young Minds\u2019, an event organized to mark the G20 presidency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is G20?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/5PosilFmWGMhiednn1N8lNQy5w1hPL6MAfVb5W3mifXdy56WFIFHTYt2TwE3IakAf0tgOdMmDyyU3gvQSDOKO3jkZbmKvNGXTRXl1VAEepvjivysSw6Iv3PmUUkSmQuwGgR1uDs3RUpm7gLu-ZpOJw\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image Caption: GDP of G20 countries<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>G20, is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 individual countries and European Union. It was established in 1999.<\/li>\n<li>G20 was elevated to a forum of Heads of State\/Government in 2008 to effectively respond to the global financial crisis of 2008.<\/li>\n<li>G-20 is a forum, <u>not a legislative body<\/u>, its agreements and decisions have no legal impact, but they do influence countries&#8217; policies and global cooperation.<\/li>\n<li>G20 members represent around 80% of global GDP, over 75% of global trade, and 60% of the world\u2019s population.<\/li>\n<li>G20 members contribute 79% of the world carbon emissions and hence this platform assumes significance in shaping the discussion on climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>H1: News Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To mark the first day of India\u2019s presidency, a special event titled \u2018G20 University Connect \u2014 Engaging Young Minds\u2019 was organized.<\/li>\n<li>The event virtually brought together students from 75 universities across the country and was addressed by the EAM S Jaishankar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>H1: Key Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Key points from the speech of EAM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s endeavour would be to create consensus through consultation on key global issues.<\/li>\n<li>India will look to emerge as the voice of the global south that has had to face the brunt of polarization and conflict in the developed world.\n<ul>\n<li>Global south comprises Asia, Africa and Latin America.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>India would flag concerns on issues such as energy security, food security, access to healthcare, climate action and climate justice during its G20 presidency.<\/li>\n<li>He urged students to play a role by acting as ambassadors of the country in showcasing to visiting G20 members the rapid, inclusive progress that India is making now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>G20 logo illuminates 100 monuments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>100 monuments across the country will be illuminated with the G20 logo and its colours for seven days as India takes over the presidency of the grouping.\n<ul>\n<li>In November 2022, PM Modi unveiled the logo, theme and website of India\u2019s G20 presidency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/MBa5PdIILrnb4oDNWuOmHJijN0B-Yx3yJJuIyUEL-ZoU3ccBc32MHh7mM2A1OPJJUE1eii_BOFnvHzvG61dw4LgkOexsLIo4D_JeDt6C5-DvQBbct_JTB1xqAj9SER-u5iGpGoncCmFBKa_k4Bozgw\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image Caption: G20 Logo<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The logo \u2014 Earth juxtaposed with the lotus<\/li>\n<li>Theme \u2014 \u201cVasudhaiva Kutumba-kam\u201d or \u201cOne Earth One Family One Future\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The logo reflects India\u2019s idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the whole earth is a family).<\/li>\n<li>The list of monuments drawn up by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to mark the occasion includes:\n<ul>\n<li>the Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar,<\/li>\n<li>the Nalanda ruins in Bihar,<\/li>\n<li>the Purana Qila complex and Humayun\u2019s Tomb in Delhi,<\/li>\n<li>the Modhera Sun temple and the ancient Dholavira site in Gujarat,<\/li>\n<li>the Tipu Sultan Palace in Bengaluru,<\/li>\n<li>the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh,<\/li>\n<li>the Chola temple of Thanjavur and<\/li>\n<li>the Konark Sun temple in Puri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Taj Mahal in Agra, despite being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will not be illuminated with the G20 logo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Guest countries during India\u2019s presidency<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and the UAE will be the guest countries at the event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Troika of G20<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>During India\u2019s Presidency, India, Indonesia and Brazil would form the troika.\n<ul>\n<li>This would be the <u>first time when the troika would consist of three developing countries and emerging economies<\/u>.<\/li>\n<li>It should be noted that the bloc does not have a permanent secretariat and the presidency is supported by the Troika \u2013 previous, current and incoming President.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1) Which countries are in G20?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\nThe members of the G-20 are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the U.K. and the U.S., as well as the European Union, represented by the rotating council presidency and the European Central Bank.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2) Where is headquarter of G20?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The G20 does not have a permanent secretariat or Headquarters. Instead, the G20 president is responsible for bringing together the G20 agenda in consultation with other members and in response to developments in the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the G20 presidency, India will highlight issues like energy\/food security, healthcare, and climate justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":33574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-33573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}