India is expected to host the G-20 Summit in Delhi, while a number of states including Jammu and Kashmir and northeast countries have been asked to suggest a place of around 100 “preparation” meetings which are expected to be held between December 2022 and November 2023 during the period Indian G-20 Presidential, officials belonging to a number of Nodal ministries said.
While formal notifications have not been issued about “peak places”, the government is likely to hold the G-20 Summit, where US, Russia, China, France, German, British, European Union and other global economy leaders are expected, in the Pragati Maidan New Complex Delhi. Construction for the conference room, and a new hotel to accommodate 20 heads of state and thousands of officials and delegates has taken place, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the integrated transit corridor project for almost 1,000 to other main locations, officials said. However, officials refused to issue formal statements, saying “too early to discuss the event calendar and place” before the Summit which will only be held around November 2023.
Clarification came in response to questions raised by reports in the media about the possibility of holding the Summit itself in Jammu and Kashmir. On Wednesday, Pakistan, who issued a strong protest last week, sent formal demonstrations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in G-20 member countries, asked them not to attend such a meeting in what Islamabad was described as “terraced territory Internal international “.
While the officials involved in the G-20 planning confirmed that they had contacted a number of state governments to ask about the feasibility of holding a pre-study meeting in their capital and leading tourism locations, so far there were no locations completed so far.
‘Pan India basis’
“The idea is to hold a G-20 preparation meeting based on PAN India … and we involve the state government in the consultative process,” a senior official told Hindu last week, adding that the place would be decided depending on the availability of accommodation and connectivity Other parameters, in each location identified by them.
Letters out of the Ministry of External Affairs dated June 4 after a meeting organized by the Minister of Trade and Industry Piyush Goyal attended by Foreign Minister Vinay Kwatra, Head of G-20 Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddy and officials of various ministries Ministries, and the tourism industry discussed logistics planning for the G-20.
Some confusion emerged after the letter issued by Jammu and Secretary Head of Secretary Kashmir Manoj Kumar Dwivedi appeared in the media, (Go 739- (JK) Gad in 2022 on June 23) Sanctions of the Constitution of the Committee Five Members for “overall coordination of the G-20 meeting “To be held in the Union region. In addition, the comments of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha described the meeting as “very good start” for Jammu and Kashmir, and local officials talked about the encouragement they would receive in attracting investment and tourism and in projecting “peace and normal” within the region Union after moving reorganization August 2019 by the center.
“This is a matter of privilege for us that we will get the opportunity to host the G-20 Summit. We have framed the committee and we will do all our efforts to make him great,” Sinha said during a press meeting in Srinaga
Killing of Pandits
The statement came as a surprise, given security concerns throughout Jammu and Kashmir this year, including the targeted murder of minority members included in the Pandit Kashmir community. The proposed Global Investors Summit and the National Film Festival to be held in the Union region have been postponed. This week, the GST Council, which will be held in Srinagar, met in Chandigarh instead, because of additional security problems around the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. According to official figures, 118 militants were killed by security forces until June this year compared to only 55 years ago for the same period, showing an increase in infiltration and recruitment by terrorist groups.
When asked, diplomats from several G-20 countries also stated that they were surprised at any decision to hold meetings without full consultation, because they sent ministers and senior officials to Jammu and Kashmir and other locations would require considerable security arrangements