PM Modi Returns To Delhi After Attending G20 Summit In South Africa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Delhi on Monday morning after concluding a significant visit to South Africa, where he attended the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit held in Johannesburg from 21-23 November. During the summit, Modi outlined a forward-leaning global agenda centred on development, emerging technologies and inclusive governance, positioning India as an influential agenda-setter within the G20 and the wider Global South.

PM Modi presented an ambitious six-point initiative package, aimed at tackling interconnected global challenges. These include a G20 initiative to counter the drug-terror nexus, a Global Healthcare Response Team, an Africa Skills Multiplier programme, a Global Traditional Knowledge Repository, an Open Satellite Data

Partnership and a Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative.

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A major thrust of Modi’s speech related to responsible and accountable artificial intelligence. He called for a global compact on AI, emphasising transparency, human-centric design and measures to prevent misuse in deepfakes, crime and terrorism.

At the IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) platform, Modi pressed for urgent UN Security Council reform, arguing that an outdated structure can no longer represent the world’s geopolitical realities. He urged IBSA nations to push collectively for a fairer international order, supporting proposals such as an IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance and championing India’s AI Impact Summit due in 2026.

Bilateral engagement

On the sidelines of the summit, the Prime Minister held a series of high-profile bilateral meetings with leaders including Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. These discussions are based on India’s Special Strategic and Global Partnership with Japan and expanded areas of cooperation in defence, semiconductors, critical minerals, AI and Indo-Pacific security.