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India's G20 Presidency Cover Story

THE G-20 WILL HOLD 215
MEETINGS IN 56 CITIES

According to Harshvardhan
Shringla, the chief coordinator
of India's G20 presidency,
215 meetings of various
G20 groups will be held in
56 cities across the country.
Chandigarh, Lucknow, Khajuraho,
Kolkata, Guwahati, Udaipur,
Jodhpur, the Rann of Kutch,
Indore, Surat, Mumbai, Pune,
Bengaluru, Chennai, and
Thiruvananthapuram are among
the first cities to host. However,
the list of host cities is still
being finalised. Two meetings
will be held in northeast Sikkim.
The first business meeting will
be held in Sikkim on March 16,
2023, followed by the second
two days later. Sikkim, a
Himalayan state, was chosen to
host the G20 business and start-
up meetings due to its natural
beauty, infrastructure, and
accommodation facilities.

Given the world's trust in India, the country sees Data for development will be
this as a new responsibility. In recent years, not an integral part of the theme
only has India's image changed, but respect in the
country and around the world has grown. There is of India's G20 chairmanship.
a newfound global desire to know and understand Inclusive digital architecture
India. India is being studied in the new context, and will bring about socio-
its current successes are being evaluated. Not only
that, but unprecedented optimism for India's future economic transformation.
has been expressed. In such a situation, India is In the next 10 years, we will
also prepared to introduce the world to its way bring digital transformation in
of thinking, capabilities, culture, and social power
through its G-20 presidency. every person's life.
Today, as India prepares to chair the G-20, this
event represents the strength and potential of more -Narendra Modi,
than 130 crore Indians. After thousands of years of Prime Minister

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