Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Johannesburg from November 21–23 to attend the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first time the grouping meets on African soil and the final chapter of a four-year Global South presidency cycle. India has framed the moment as a significant opportunity for developing economies to consolidate priorities advanced during its own 2023 presidency.

Announcing the visit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Modi will participate in all three formal sessions of the Summit, each organised around sustainable growth, resilience and equitable technological transitions.

South Africa’s G20 presidency, themed “Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability”, follows consecutive tenures of Indonesia, India and Brazil — an alignment officials say kept development co

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