G20: The new Bretton Woods?
In the last three years, the G20 group of nations has taken up tough geoeconomic issues bedevilling both developed and developing countries. These include matters such as bringing transparency in...
View ArticleBRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held on 24 March 2014
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane convened a BRICS Foreign/International Relations Ministers’ meeting on Monday, 24 March 2014 on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. The...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Why India backs Russia
Commentators have expressed surprise at India’s failure to criticise Russia for its incursion into Crimea. Not only did India abstain from voting on the UN General Assembly Resolution condemning...
View ArticlePM’s intervention at the G20 session on “Delivering Global Economic Resilience”
Nov 16, 2014 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today expressed India’s support for a new global standard on automatic exchange of information, which would be instrumental in getting information about...
View ArticleGlobal economy: Is time running out for reform
The Group of 20’s growth commitment has been called into question, with advanced economies reportedly losing their enthusiasm for reform. Can the world economy get its groove back? “Given the risk of...
View ArticleIs the G20 getting serious about climate change?
The G20 does not have a great track record when it comes to climate change. This is a problem, because the group includes the world’s main greenhouse gas emitters. G20 countries have agreed to a global...
View ArticleG20 finance communique: Long on reassurance, light on policy
G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors released their third communique of 2015 over the weekend. Their rhetoric is notable for the calm statement of positive reassurance on the macroeconomic...
View ArticleCommuniqué, G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
The Third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting under the Turkish Presidency took place in Ankara during 4-5 September, 2015. Here is the communiqué from the meeting. The post...
View ArticleChina prepares to take the wheel at the G20
The G20 is often referred to as the world’s ‘steering committee’ and in less than five months China will be firmly behind the wheel. At recent G20 summits and meetings in Beijing and Shanghai,...
View ArticleCan the W20 influence the G20 to unlock opportunities for women?
A new engagement group was launched in Ankara on Sunday with the aim of encouraging the G20 to bring more women into the global economy. The launch of the Women 20 (W20) was a prominent event, with the...
View ArticleSyrian refugee crisis: Time for the G20 to step up
Chatham House’s Paola Subacchi recently asked why the G20 has not addressed the Syrian refugee crisis. She acknowledges that refugee issues have not historically been within the G20’s bailiwick....
View ArticleG20 lacking ambition on climate change
G20 energy and resources ministers concluded the first-ever G20 Energy Ministerial in Istanbul over the weekend. Their communique is an initial response to the call from G20 leaders at last November’s...
View ArticleG20: The new Bretton Woods?
In the last three years, the G20 group of nations has taken up tough geoeconomic issues bedevilling both developed and developing countries. These include matters such as bringing transparency in...
View ArticleG20 Rome summit, marching ahead
Just as Rome was not built in a day, so a holistic vision of the G20, comprising the world’s major economies, needs sustained endeavours. At its 30-31 October Leaders’ Summit in Rome, the grouping took...
View ArticleG20 positioning from Srinagar?
Even as India prepares to host the G20 summit during its presidency starting at the end of 2022, both China and Pakistan are already showing signs of restiveness over reports that some G20 events are...
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Gateway House in G20 & T20
Gateway House is the only institution in India that has been hosting official and independent meetings under the annual G20 process since 2015. The first meeting of the Think20 (T20) hosted in India...
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