G20 critical in protecting rules based global order: Diplomats

The G20 has a pivotal role to play in maintaining a rules-based global order and upholding freedom of navigation, diplomats and experts said at a conference held to analyse the outcomes of the G20 summit in New Delhi.

- SHWETA AGGARWAL

The G20 Summit in New Delhi was "historic, productive and unprecedented in terms of outcomes," said Muktesh Pardeshi, Special Secretary in charge of operations in the G20 Secretariat, Ministry of External Affairs, at a panel discussion on the summit in New Delhi.

"India converted a diplomatic event into a people's movement. It was a Chandrayaan landing moment for the foreign service," Pardeshi continued. "G20 has touched the hearts of people that's the real success of our Presidency." Pardeshi played a pivotal role in organising around 200 preparatory meetings in the run-up to the New Delhi summit.

The panel discussion, titled, "India's G20 Presidency: Rules-based Global Order and The Road Ahead," was organised by India Writes Network and Centre for Global India Insights (CGII), a think tank focused on global affairs, at the India International Centre.