A MOMENT OF TRIUMPH

Amitabh Kant's How India Scaled Mt G20 provides an insider's view of India's G20 presidency

- Kanwal Sibal

HOW INDIA SCALED MT G20: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE G20 PRESIDENCY by Amitabh Kant RUPA ₹595; 256 pages

India’s G20 presidency was a striking success both internationally and domesti­ cally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi seized the opportunity to showcase rising India with all its diversity to the world, and also involve the country at large in celebrating this “coming out party”.

Our presidency was converted into a massive national event, and consistent with India’s global foreign affairs vision of friendship with all, was purposefully given a civilisational character by its theme: “Vasudhaiva Ku­tumbakam—One Earth, One Family, One Future”.