PM Modi defenestrates China’s objections over G20 event in Kashmir Arunachal Pradesh
PM Modi defenestrates
China’s objections over G20 event in Kashmir Arunachal Pradesh
With the G20 Leaders Summit just few days away and with India in full prep mode for one of the biggest international events, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defenestrates China’s objections to organize the G20 events in Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh.
Over an interview with an Indian news agency PM Modi articulated that it’s but natural for India to hold G20 events in every part of its territory.
The remarks by the Prime Minister came days following China and Pakistan’s objection to hosting G20 events in Kashmir, which they term it as “disputed.”
Notedly, Pakistan ceases to be a member of the G20 group but has joined China to share its objections.
In May 2023, India hosted the third G20 working group meeting on tourism in Srinagar, which saw the attendance by delegates from all G20 countries with the exception of China. In March, a large number of G20 delegates also visited Arunachal Pradesh for a G20 event.
PM Modi asserted that G20 events were held across the length and breadth of India to exhibit India’s cultural and regional diversity on a global platform.
When questioned when some of our neighbours objected to the venues of some of the meetings, what message did we send by hosting foreign leaders at G-20 in Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh, notwithstanding objection by Pakistan and China, PM Modi
stated that he feels surprised that a popular news avency was putting this question to him.
He added that such a question would be valid had we refrained from conducting meetings in those venues. India is a vast, beautiful, diverse and vibrant nation. When G20 meetings are happening, it’s but natural that meetings will be held in every part of our country.
PM Modi lay emphasis that amid India’s G20 Presidency, India will host over 220 meetings in 60 cities across all 28 states and 8 Union Territories of India, adding further that in all these G20 meetings, more than 1 lakh participants from 125 nationalities would witness the skills of Indians.
News Edit K.V.Raman
