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Nation G-20

India's G-20 Presidency

'Jannat' to Devbhoomi,

India's agenda in G-20

Under the G-20 chairmanship of India, meetings are going on to resolve global issues. After the
removal of Article-370 from Jammu and Kashmir, which is called heaven on earth, an international-
level meeting has been held in Srinagar for the first time. The representatives of the G20 Tourism
Working Group gathered here for the first time. Also, the Anti Corruption Working Group met in
Uttarakhand which is also called 'Dev Bhoomi' to strengthen the fight against corruption and find a way
to crack down on economic fugitives. The talk on environment and climate sustainability took place in
the city of Mumbai. Along with showing the beauty of Kashmir to the world, India was also successful
in creating an environment of security here and sending a strong message to its neighbours.

The world witnessed a and food of this place.
developed new Kashmir The meeting held at Srinagar's Sher-i-Kashmir
International Convention Center saw higher
The big challenges that the world is facing like
climate change, terrorism, and epidemics, their participation than the group's two meetings held in
solution will not be found by fighting with each the Rann of Kutch and Siliguri. India projects the
other but by working together. The third meeting highest-ever tourist arrival of 1.88 crores in 2022
of the G-20 tourism working group representatives as a sign of ground change in Jammu and Kashmir.
was held in Srinagar, Kashmir from May 22 to 24 The delegates provided valuable inputs and
regarding finding such a solution. The meeting feedback on the Goa Roadmap for Tourism as an
deliberated on 5 key priority areas - Green Instrument of Sustainable Development Goal and
Tourism, Digitization, Skilling, MSME, and Venue declaration of the G-20 Tourism Ministers which
Management. Along with introducing the delegates will be placed in the final version i.e. '4th Tourism
to the pristine beauty of Kashmir, called the heaven Working Group Meeting'.
on earth, they were also introduced to the culture An event was organized on 'Film Tourism for
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