### Summary
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will visit India next week for the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers' Meeting, where she will participate in G20 sessions and hold bilateral meetings with Indian counterparts.
### Facts
- 🇺🇸 USTR Katherine Tai will visit India for the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers' Meeting.
- 📅 August 23-25: Tai will participate in G20 sessions on multilateral trade and inclusive prosperity in Jaipur.
- Meetings: Tai will hold bilateral meetings with Indian counterparts and business leaders.
- 📅 August 26: Tai will meet with government officials and continue bilateral meetings.
- 🇮🇳 India's G20 Presidency: India's priority issues are growth, resilient value chains, MSMEs, logistics, and WTO reform.
- Attendees: At least 14 trade ministers and the European Commissioner for Trade have confirmed their attendance.
- 🇨🇦🇨🇳🇷🇺🇬🇧 Pacts: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will hold bilateral meetings with countries India is negotiating trade pacts with, including Canada, China, Russia, and the UK.
- Importance: The G20 ministerial meeting provides a platform for India to conduct important bilateral meetings regarding its free trade agreements.
India's External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, highlighted the importance of addressing the concerns of the global south in promoting economic growth and development during the B20 Summit, stating that India recognized the absence of the global south's voice in the G20 and took steps to rectify this by convening the Global South Summit.
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet L Yellen will attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi to focus on strengthening the global economy, supporting low and middle-income countries, and addressing global challenges such as climate change and pandemics.
India is hosting the G20 Summit in 2023, leading to the beautification of Delhi and temporary train and flight cancellations.
The G20 Summit in Delhi will be attended by more than 40 world leaders, including President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, while Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be present.
The Indian government is taking a different approach to the G20 summit, aiming to make it a national endeavor and involve different parts of the country, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
The US, Saudi Arabia, India, and other nations are discussing a potential infrastructure deal to enhance trade between the Gulf and South Asia through railways and ports, in an effort to counter China's Belt and Road initiative.
India is hosting the G20 summit as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to establish himself as a global leader, but activist Arundhati Roy criticizes the event as a vanity event for Modi and raises concerns about the treatment of minorities in India.
President Biden aims to use the G20 summit as an opportunity to strengthen the U.S.'s position as the leader of the global system, boost funding for the World Bank, and counterbalance China's Belt and Road Initiative; meanwhile, a potential strike looms for General Motors and Ford, and the Federal Reserve plans to maintain interest rates while addressing inflation concerns.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praises India's role as host for the G20 Summit, emphasizes the need for a comprehensive trade deal with India, condemns pro-Khalistan extremism, and affirms cooperation with India to counter such extremism.
The Group of 20 (G20) is an international organization that aims to unite world leaders around shared economic, political, and health challenges, with its members representing more than 80 percent of the world's economic output. The annual G20 summit brings together finance ministers and heads of state to discuss and address key issues, often culminating in a joint statement of collective action.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged world leaders at the G20 Summit to overcome the "trust deficit" caused by war and emphasized the importance of finding new solutions to global challenges during his opening address. Additionally, he announced that the African Union has been granted permanent membership in the G20.
The G20 reached a consensus and adopted the New Delhi Leaders Summit Declaration, which called for upholding international law, peaceful conflict resolution, and diplomacy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British counterpart Rishi Sunak discuss trade linkages and investment at the G20 Summit in New Delhi.
US President Joe Biden described India's plan to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe as a "game-changing investment" during the G20 Summit, aiming to boost trade, transport energy resources, and improve digital connectivity.
The African Union's membership in the G20 will provide an opportunity for the continent to make a significant contribution to addressing global challenges, according to AU Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat.
The International Monetary Fund's deputy director, Gita Gopinath, congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi on successfully hosting the G20 Summit in India, with the leaders discussing various crucial developments and signing a Memorandum of Understanding for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor.
G20 leaders have committed to reforming the dysfunctional World Trade Organization's dispute settlement system by 2024, aiming to improve global trade and reduce protectionism.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for global reforms and urged world leaders at the G20 summit to make global structures, including the UN Security Council, reflective of current realities and emphasized the need for India's permanent membership at the UNSC.
Leaders of the G20 summit in India overcame divisions on the Ukraine war and admitted the African Union to the bloc, while also announcing plans for a transport corridor and incremental progress on climate change.
A new multibillion-dollar rail and shipping corridor called the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor was announced at the G20 summit, which aims to enhance connectivity and integration between participating countries and boost economic growth in the Middle East.
The G20 summit in New Delhi saw the admission of the African Union, the launch of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, and an absence of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, signaling shifts in the international order and a move towards more inclusive organizations; however, Pakistan must address its internal issues to participate in these global trade networks and have its voice heard on issues like Kashmir.
A new ports and railway corridor for the Middle East and South Asia, which includes train links to India, has been unveiled at the G20 summit in Delhi as a response to China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's attendance at the recent G20 summit in India, along with its inclusion in the China-dominated BRICS coalition and signing of the ship-to-rail economic corridor supported by President Joe Biden, highlights the complex web of alliances and economic opportunities arising from the rivalry between the US and China. These developments show the various economies caught between the two powers seeking to build their own strategic alliances and spheres of influence.
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, proposed by India, the US, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, aims to create shipping and railway links that will connect Europe and the Middle East to India and counter China's 'Belt and Road' initiative.
