Overview
- India’s external affairs ministry confirmed Narendra Modi will visit Johannesburg from November 21 to 23 for the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit.
- Modi will present India’s perspectives across the full agenda and address each of the summit’s three formal sessions.
- The sessions cover inclusive and sustainable growth; a resilient world with a focus on disaster risk reduction, climate change, just energy transitions, and food systems; and a fair future with attention to critical minerals, decent work, and artificial intelligence.
- He will join the India‑Brazil‑South Africa leaders’ meeting hosted by South Africa, with bilateral meetings expected on the sidelines.
- This gathering continues a run of four G20 summits hosted in the Global South under South Africa’s 2025 presidency, with the bloc representing about 80% of global GDP, 75% of trade, and 60% of the world’s population.