we've already been speaking a bit about presidentjoe biden and indian prime minister narendra modi andthe president is willing to look past india's and modi's somewhat questionable human rights record to try to further his agenda and the agenda between the two countries? thankyou for having me on. the short answer is completely — building a strong relationship with india is a core part ofjoe biden�*s foreign policy. it is at the core of the ambition to constrain chinese power in asia, the growing network of alliances and partnerships and securing of political terms across asia. it is an important part of reaching beyond the western court to the non—western middle powers, and the global south, and it is an important location increasingly for american companies looking to find alternatives to chinese supply. it is kind of a poison pill — and there are all sorts of reasons why india is important to the us strategically. so quite frankly the administration is not particularly focused on the internal democratic questions and human rights questions. they get raised, they are there, but they

another aspect that has been _ narendra modi. another aspect that has been pitched - narendra modi.n pitched as - narendra modi. another aspect that has been pitched as a - that has been pitched as a success story has been the entry of the african union. how successful in that sense has india been in trying to be the voice of the global south? i think that's a symbolically interesting move. 0ne think that's a symbolically interesting move. one of india's some things here be on the fact that the 620 was part of the prime minister modi's reelection campaign, and he is competed with china to be the representative of the global south. bringing the african union into the 620 infrastructure will be a clever step, i think, infrastructure will be a clever step, ithink, towards infrastructure will be a clever step, i think, towards that goal. i step, i think, towards that coal. ., step, i think, towards that coal. ~' ., ., step, i think, towards that coal. ~ ., ., . goal. i think another aspect was this proposal _ goal. i think another aspect was this proposal to - goal. i think another aspe

in a way on india's 20 represents a whopping 85% of the world's economic power prime minister narendra modi. let's have a look at the 20 represents a whopping 85% of the world's economic power current state of the indo chinese relations, august in south africa, the brics summit where modi and xi jinping united against the domination of the west. but in the global south. each lays claim to the status of economic superpower a rivalry with historic rules for decades. china and india have been fighting over territory in the himalayas. xi's latest provocation, a map that declares indian claimed territory as chinese the authoritarian leader. it has been expanding chinese dominance for years in the indian ocean too. his instrument of power the belt and road initiative, narendra modi, the hindu nationalist prime minister of the world's largest democracy deals ruthlessly with political opponents and minorities. he is steering his country steeply upwards. there is no other place where the economy is growing as fast as in india most recently overtaking china for five quarters in a row. by the end of t

this is very important to narendra modi's _ said.endra modi's image - said. this is very important to - narendra modi's image domestically as well, tell us a bit about that. that is right. we are going to an election year here in india. if you look around delhi, pretty much on every street you will see posters with prime minister narendra modi's face on it, so while the national agenda was hardly positioned here, as a... domestically, what he and his party are saying to voters is, look at all these important leaders around the world, they are coming to india. india's prominence on the global stage is growing, and the people responsible for that is the current government. of course, there is criticism of a lot of things said in their current g20 summit, for instance, by mr modi repeatedly used the words mother of democracy, and there are plenty in india who question whether they can criticise the government freely. there are concerns over a rapid decline on press freedom in this country, and while millions of dollars were spent on spr

the announcement was made by the host, prime minister narendra modi, who's keen to focus the discussionstely impact developing countries. but the summit is likely to be overshadowed by different positions on russia's invasion of ukraine. in his opening remarks, mr modi noted that the world was suffering a crisis of trust. the g20 is comprised of 19 countries and the european union. together they account for an estimated 86% of the world's gross domestic product and two—thirds of its population. they are set to tackle issues including global food security, climate change, trade, and the war in ukraine. russian president vladimir putin and chinese president xijinping are notably absent from this year's summit. here's indian prime minister narendra modi announcing the african union's membership of g20. translation: it is in the spirit of together with all _ that, india proposed permanent membership for the african union in the g20. i am confident that we have a consensus on this proposal. i would like to invite the chair of the african union to take his place as a permanent member of the g2

narendra modi should be uttered in the same breath as putin, as mohammed bin salman.ut when you give him a pass, when you empower and embolden him, he brings tears to a neighborhood near you. and that is what we are seeing in canada today. amy: on tuesday, world sikh organization of canada president mukhbir singh and the national council of canadian muslims ceo stephen brown held a press conference at the house of commons in ottawa, canada. this is brown speaking about the threats the rss hindu nationalist movement poses to both the muslim and sikh communities. >> members of the muslim community and the sikh community and many other communities have been complaining for years that they have been targeted by harassments and threat by individuals and associations with rss. for years, we've been talking about this topic to the canadian government and nothing has been done. which is why we are asking right now for the canadian government to ban the rss from canada and expel its agents from the country. amy: tell me what you see happening now in canada with us all becoming

proof of india's rise in global influence -- joe biden rolling out the red carpet for narendra modi back. modi was invited to give a speech to the u.s. congress, a rare privilege for a select few world leaders. >> i'm delighted to see you come together today to celebrate the bond between the world's two great democracies, india and the united states. >> biden and modi signed business and defense deals and encountering beijing's growing influence. a month later and modi was being wooed again, this time by french president emmanuel macron. narendra modi got a front row seat at bastille day celebrations as the guest of honor. >> today, we are going to continue to strengthen this historic relationship of trust between our two countries in order to face both international crises and major global challenges. >> friends, the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and they were in ukraine are being felt all over the world. we believe that the solution to all disputes should be dialogue and diplomacy. india is ready to contribute to the restoration of these. >> modi has struck a delicate balanc

us presidentjoe biden has arrived and is meeting india's prime minister, narendra modi.rogress on several agreements they reached injune, including a deal to allow general electric to produce jet engines in india to power indian military aircraft. live now to delhi — we can speak to our chief presenter christian fraser. great to see you, so everything kicks off there over the weekend, what should we be looking out for? well, i think the first thing to say — i've been to a lot of g20 summits over the years, all the way back to 2008 and the first leader summit, and i can't remember a country that's put on such a spectacle as india is doing this week. and not just over the past few days, but this goes all the way back to january when india took over the baton from indonesia, they've had over 200 meetings in 60 cities around india. and i think for prime minister modi, this is very much an opportunity to tell the world how far india has come, it's now the most populous nation, the fifth biggest economy, the fastest growing over the major economies, all framed by that spectacu

if you travel across the streets of delhi, there are posters with the face of narendra modi over it and it has become windy suddenly here in delhi! he is saying to voters, india's prominence is growing on the global stage and the person who has achieved that for india is prime minister narendra modi, that is the message to the domestic audience in india. we will let ou domestic audience in india. we will let you take — domestic audience in india. we will let you take shelter _ domestic audience in india. we will let you take shelter if _ domestic audience in india. we will let you take shelter if the - domestic audience in india. we will let you take shelter if the weatherl let you take shelter if the weather is disrupting the situation. also, in terms of what the uk is doing and trying to achieve as well on the sidelines, that is clearly getting a lot of attention here. prime minister rishi sunak is very keen to establish that trade deal and future relationships with india. is that going to be something that is focused on at all domestically, would you say? i focused on at all domestic

the indian prime minister, narendra modi, is the host here.ng block for the 620 has long been russia and its war in ukraine. vladimir putin isn't here, it's his foreign minister sergey lavrov instead. 0thers walking the red carpet, president biden and rishi sunak. the 620 have agreed a joint communique with very strong language about russia's illegal war in ukraine. something i said on my way here that i was keen to highlight was the impact that russia's war is having on food prices, notjust at home in the uk but around the world, impacting millions of vulnerable people. 6et—togethers like this give leaders the chance to catch up. but the truth is the 620 doesn't agree on russia's invasion of ukraine. the hosts, india, are effectively neutral on it. but the leaders have agreed, on paper at least, that one country invading another shouldn't happen. and mr modi acknowledged the global impact the war has had. he said there was a huge crisis of a lack of trust in the world and claimed the war had deepened this trust deficit. "when we can defeat co

those narendra modi. are the headlines here on bbc news.

ahead of the 620 summit, we saw presidentjoe biden meeting with indian prime minister narendra modi andn after that meeting, the trade disputes between the two countries was resolved. both countries was resolved. both countries saying we are really just furthering the discussions that we've had where modi went on a state visit to the us in june. of course, during the 620 summit, one of the big issues on the agenda and what is going to overshadow the summit, of course, is the war in ukraine. india will be hoping that irrespective of the deep differences between countries on that, irrespective of the fact that russian president vladimir putin is not attending, chinese president xi jinping is not attending, that there will be some joint form of wording that will be agreed to that can be released at the end of the summit. and i think what india is also hoping for is perhaps the focus can be on other issues like climate change, like globalframework change, like global framework for cryptocurrencies. change, like globalframework for cryptocurrencies. india has done quite successfully is that

this was a successful narendra modi. union. —— success story. how important has india been as a voice of the global south? i been as a voice of the global south? ., . been as a voice of the global south? ~ ., , ., south? i think that is a symbolically _ south? i think that is a | symbolically interesting south? i think that is a - symbolically interesting move. 0ne symbolically interesting move. one of the things beyond the fact that the 620 was part of narendra modi's re— election campaign was that india was competing with china to be the representative of the global south and so bringing the african union into the 620 infrastructure albeit not into the group itself formally, i think is a clever step towards that goal. think is a clever step towards that goal-— think is a clever step towards that coal. �* ~ ., ., that goal. and i think another as - ect that goal. and i think another aspect that — that goal. and i think another aspect that caught _ that goal. and i think anotherj aspect that caught everyone's attention w

this was a successful narendra modi.s a success story has been the entry of the african union. how important has india been as a voice of the global south? i think that's a symbolically interesting move. as you say, one of india's sub themes, beyond the fact that the 620 was part of narendra modi's re—election campaign, was that india was competing with china to be the representative of the global south and so bringing the african union into the 620 infrastructure albeit not into the group itself formally, i think is a clever step towards that goal. and i think another aspect that caught everyone's attention was this proposal to have a rival to china's belt and road initiative. what does that mean for china and the west? i think you need to be clear that that wasn't a 620 proposal — often now the 620 is so divided between the west and russia and china, many of the most significant announcements of the 620 happen as a subgroup within it and that is what has happened here with this infrastructure plan with the united state

indian prime minister narendra modi has been quite focused on ceiling bilateral deals, in addition tos government's international reach. the deal with uae and australia have been a success, but in recent past india has had to temper expectations after canada halted trade talks and the high profile india— uk deal stumbled. now with uk chancellor jeremy hunt currently in india and meeting theirfinance jeremy hunt currently in india and meeting their finance chief, all eyes are currently on the progress of their strategic talk. i eyes are currently on the progress of their strategic talk.— of their strategic talk. i reported there with the _ of their strategic talk. i reported there with the details. _ we are starting to sense now with some of those meetings that have gone on at the g20 summit in new delhi over the weekend and we will start to get some of the detail about what was agreed, if anything, because we know sometimes the real business gets done on the sidelines of events like that. let me show you quickly what is happening with the numbers. as he said at the start of the progra

as you say, close on the heels of the 620 summit where justin trudeau was talking to narendra modi of. so what are the implications now? wejust heard the prime minister they are being very clear in parliament. it is a deep freeze. relations between canada and india are going into a deep freeze. i cannot remember in my lifetime anybody else, any partner or allied country being accused by canada of assassinating a citizen on its own territory. so we are supposed to be pivoting towards india as part of a new foreign policy. that is all shelved now. we have just expelled a senior diplomat who was the senior most member of india's intelligence agency in canberra. he is headed home. we are expecting the indian government to return that with an expulsion of a canadian diplomat shortly. figs an expulsion of a canadian diplomat shortly.— an expulsion of a canadian diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes — diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes at _ diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes at a _ diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes at a time - diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes at

indian leader narendra modi, there to greet him.ening remarks of the indian prime minister in just a little while. we'll bring that to you, as we have been discussing during this hour. an important event for modi. he and his party have really used this event to showcase that india is a global power on the world stage and all that happening with modi at the helm. he wants to promote india's position and his domestic clout as well. we'll keep an eye on this as we see the greeting there now. all right. well, law enforcement in london say they have confirmed the sighting of a man fitting the description of a terrorism suspect who escaped from prison just days ago. police and the community have been on the lookout for daniel kalif since he broke out. abdul aziz is following the story. >> reporter: police is combing through 2500 acres looking for a fugitive terror suspect. daniel kalif a 21-year-old who is awaiting charges on a terror offensive escaped from prison early on wednesday. according to authorities he left from the prison kitche

british prime minister rishi sunak holds talks with his indian counterpart, narendra modi, on the sidelinesf the 620 summit in delhi. hello. i'm vishala sri—pathma. to morocco, where atv has said more than 1,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck late on friday night. —— state tv. hospitals in the region have seen an influx of wounded people, and the authorities are calling on residents to donate blood. the 6.8—magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital, rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden has said he's "deeply saddened" by the events. china's president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble—strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, leaving many hundreds dead across morocco. this is one of the country's biggest cities, marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, and 45 miles from the epicentre. as emergency workers picked their way

but he has not narendra modi.mmitted to having one in place before the next election. more on all of our stories, as always on all of our stories, as always on our website at gbnews.com . on our website at gbnews.com. thank you very much, aaron. >> so the prime minister, rishi sunak, has arrived at the g20 summit at new delhi in india. the annual meeting, of course, the world's largest economies. >> it's expected that he will meet his indian counterpart , meet his indian counterpart, narendra modi, later today for bilateral talks with the pair likely to discuss the progress being made on a potential uk india free trade deal such something that he has said he will not put an arbitrary deadune will not put an arbitrary deadline on. also of course, the question of russia and ukraine with sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister there, and the prime minister likely to challenge narendra modi's position on russia. >> let's get more now with our political editor, christopher hope, who is there, having travelled on th

rishi sunak speaks with morant narendra modi at the 620 summit. understood to be iran. live now to our correspondent ellie price, who's in chiswick. he had been on the run since the early hours of wednesday morning from wandsworth prison, and after days and days of searching, and police appeals, he turned up here in chiswickjust police appeals, he turned up here in chiswick just five miles police appeals, he turned up here in chiswickjust five miles away police appeals, he turned up here in chiswick just five miles away from wandsworth prison. police had this morning issued a new description of what he was wearing to look out for a man wearing dark clothes and a dark hat. in the end they didn't need to do that. shortly before 11 o'clock they found their man. members of the public had been in touch with police over night, having seen daniel khalife already know, thejustice secretary's initiated an inquiry into the circumstances of his escape and that work will come but this is obviously very welcome news and my thanks to the police but also the public. thanks to the poli

what do you expect from the indian prime minister narendra modi? >> this is a huge moments for india. they invested a lot. this is a national event over the past year. i think you will see the most inafter national market implication is on -- international market implications. it is a major commitment and follow-up on copp this summer. >> josh lipsky, thank you very much. >>> coming up on "worldwide exchange," shares of europe's biggest luxury companies losing luster. why china's economic woes are proving to be a real dg raon these stocks. we have more "worldwide exchange" coming up after this. we love going to games, but good seats get pricey. so we use gametime. gametime checks ticket prices in real-time and finds you all the best last minute deals. we got our seats twenty minutes ago for sixty percent off! last minute tickets at the best price, in seconds. download gametime now! ♪ these are the people, who help you stay well. ♪ ♪ searching lower prices, ♪ ♪ and brands you love on the shelves. ♪ behind the counter, or in the aisles, healthier's b

how important was it for narendra modi to have a statement, though? for months now, there have been over 200 meetings that, you know, that relate to the g-20 in more than 50 cities across india, in the runup to the big summit. so, there's a lot of money that's been invested in the g-20 summit. we believe reportedly there's more than $100 million that was spent for this summit here in india, preparations that you see all across delhi and the other cities have been massive. so, for the indian prime minister, this has been a critical moment to push india and project india as a global power, and he has succeeded to a massive extent, really. because what he's done yesterday is actually get all these g-20 leaders on the talking table and bring about some consensus. there's been massive consensus on issues like climate change, but there hasn't been as much on russia's invasion of ukraine, as much as he would have liked. but it's been a balancing act for the indian prime minister. you know how close india is to russia. they've been partners for decades. along

news of the draft agreement follows a big announcement from prime minister narendra modi.e says the group of the world's rich es nations will welcome if african union as a permanent member. what more are we learning about this compromise language on ukraine? >> reporter: kim, we are getting word that there could be a breakthrough on that compromise language on ukraine, but what it's going to be we'll only get to know in a few hours from now, maybe even tomorrow, because this is the final document that goes to the g20 leaders and all of them need to sign off on it, and when i mean all of them, i obviously also mean do mean russia as well as china, while the leaders at the summit, the deputies are, and the big question is will they be okay with what's written, the final reading of that document, and will they consent to signing it? as far as we know, according to a source privy to this document and the preparation of it, they have come closer to finalizing that joint declaration, but we have to wait and watch and see how countries react to it, how the leaders react to it at

the announcement was made by the host, prime minister narendra modi. you are watching bbc news.et's return now to morocco where an earthquake has killed more than 600 people. the epicentre was in the high atlas mountains — 71 kilometres south—west of marrakesh. but tremors were said to have been felt in the capital rabat. many of the fatalities are said to be in hard—to—reach areas south of marrakesh. earlier i spoke to bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha about the situation in morocco. as you can see, the numbers of casualties are rising. there are over 600 now. we started with 30. then over 300, and the number is now reaching over 600, and we are unfortunately expecting these numbers will get higher and higher with some estimations that numbers will exceed 1000 very soon. as the report said, the epicentre was out —— outside marrakesh old city, and the epicentre was the on the high atlas mountains, and these mountains are full of poor and old buildings and villages that will be really difficult to reach. as you can see, the whole attention of the world turns to morocco. condolences and

india's prime minister, narendra modi said.ered down moscow's role in the war. the paragraph about ukraine made no mention of russia, and today, in response to a bbc question, its foreign minister said they were surprised that all countries agreed to it. translation: speaking frankly, we didn't expect that, _ we were 100% ready to defend our honest wording of the text. the indian presidency played a decisive role and other countries also played a part. the fact that western countries consented to the language is a step in the right direction. later in the day, the french president responded to questions about the summit being seen as a win for russia. translation: i don't think it's a massive diplomatic victory i or anything other than the reality of isolation and minority status. many questions were asked about what could really be accomplished at a summit where both the russian and chinese presidents were not attending. but what india has effectively done is it's displayed its influence. the evidence in the paragraph about th

this is something that india and its prime minister, narendra modi, have been advocating very stronglyster modi had written to members of the g20 saying that multilateral institutions and groupings they need to be more representative and fair. so domestically in india, this is a big win. it's going to market it as a big win, especially since it wants to project itself as the voice of developing countries around the world. for more on the g20, i spoke with with ravi agrawal, the editor in chief of foreign policy. thanks for being with us here on the program. now, the spokesman for ukraine's foreign ministry said that that statement is, quote, "nothing to be proud of". why do you think that the g20 leaders agreed to more watered down language on ukraine this year as opposed to last year's stronger statement which condemned russia ? well, you know, joint statements such as the one we've just seen often reflect the characteristics of the host country. and i think the g20 communique this past weekend, it not only reflects india's stance as being on the fence on the war in ukraine, but it al

on the way in last night, you saw narendra modi's banners everywhere, each and every post each and everyu get the sense it is not just about india, it is about modi. some suggest perhaps modi is using this opportunity to campaign for the upcoming election, so modi, india in focus. of course, conversations will revolve around climate change, will revolve around the divide in views between developing economies and the western world. so a great weekend to be here, and that is it from bloomberg markets: asia. daybreak middle east and africa is next. keep it here with us. ♪his is bloomb ahhh get help reaching your goals with j.p. morgan wealth plan, a digital money coach in the chase mobile® app. use it to set and track your goals, big and small... and see how changes you make today... could help put them within reach. from your first big move to retiring poolside - and the other goals along the way. wealth plan can help get you there. ♪ j.p. morgan wealth management. i'd like to thank stitch fix.. ...for taking care of the shopping. for getting my fit just right. for finding me looks that wo

he will also hold bilateral talks with india's prime narendra modi in prime minister narendra modi infort to secure a free trade deal with the country . rural deal with the country. rural areas in england will be the first to receive funding for electric buses . the first £25 electric buses. the first £25 million of a zero emission scheme worth up to 129 million will be prioritised for country communities . all local communities. all local authorities in england outside london will be able to apply for funding . more on all of our funding. more on all of our stories, on our website. gbnews.com but now it is over to martin and . ellie martin and. ellie >> good morning to you . and >> good morning to you. and today is a really significant day because it is the first anniversary of the passing of queen elizabeth ii. so we are remembering her today and her life of service. so we'd love to hear from you with your reflections one year on from that day the 8th of september 2022 gb views gb news. .uk. >> now former prime minister liz truss has revealed that the late queen said to her during t

british prime minister rishi sunak has been holding talks with his indian counterpart, narendra modi, with a potential bilateral trade deal on the cards. now on bbc news, talking movies: venice film festival special. hello from colorado's rocky mountains. i'm tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today's programme, the big autumn film festivals are under way. we'll be bringing you highlights from telluride here in colorado and from venice, which can justly claim the title of being the oldest film festival in the world. my colleague emma jones is there. it's a special anniversary here at venice. the festival is celebrating its 80th year. like other major film events, though, the festival has been upended by the ongoing actors and writers�* strike. still, a few hollywood directors were present at the festival, including sofia coppola, michael mann and ava duvernay. but there's no doubt the strike has had a major impact. this is not the look at venice that anyone was hoping for — world premieres for huge hollywood movies without their leading actors, from yorgos lanthimos�* comedy

we why should narendra modi not support sikhs don't? ~ ., ., ., ., sikhs don't?, he is campaigning peacefully, and we have a right, the people of scotland have a right, they asked the uk, we want independence. that is what we want. i will have to stop you there. we want to i will have to stop you there. , want to campaign for our independent state. i want to campaign for our independent state. . ,., , want to campaign for our independent state. . , ., , state. i am sorry to interrupt you. we have to — state. i am sorry to interrupt you. we have to come _ state. i am sorry to interrupt you. we have to come to _ state. i am sorry to interrupt you. we have to come to kuldeep i state. i am sorry to interrupt you. | we have to come to kuldeep singh shekhawat, justin trudeau pointed the finger at the indian state is being linked with the killing of hardeep singh. he being linked with the killing of hardeep singh.— being linked with the killing of hardeep singh. being linked with the killing of hardee sinuh. .,, ., ., , hardeep singh. he has not given any evidence, hard

didn't want to pay taxes to the british empire, mahatma gandhi, and there's a little bit of that in narendra modindia becoming self—reliant itself, and there is a theme there, in the way he approaches the indian economy at the moment. but for him personally, mr modi, in the run—up to an election next year and a third term, i would think he'll be very pleased with what he's got out of the weekend. but let's talk specifically about the ukraine passage, because that's where most of the focus has been. and particularly how it's been watered down, when you compare it to the document they agreed in bali a year ago. so gone is "deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the russian federation against ukraine". and inserted in its place, "we reiterated our national positions, all states must refrain from the threat of the use of force to seek territorial acquisition". sergei lavrov has been giving a press conferencejust an hour ago at a hotel here in new delhi, clearly well satisfied with the language that they secured. but he spoke specifically about the black sea initiative, the supply of grain

amy: finally, i wanted ask about prime minister narendra modi's placard at the opening of the summit,referring to india as bharat, raising speculation of the change of name for india. can you talk about the significance of this very old and now new for the international community name, what it means and what it represents? >> it is a very strange thing that has just happened. the constitution of india says -- very often when we're speaking we use the term bharat. the two have been interchangeable forever. all my life i remember them being used interchangeably. suddenly, this move to removable goat india" from the international -- remove "india" from the international claiming it is a colonial remnant, which it is not, the word goes way back. so it goes way back. it has a very long history for the name "india." they're doing this because a group of opposition countries, think now 24 in the alliance, they have called themselves "india." this has actually created a lot of nervousness in the ruling party. so many people see this as a knee-jerk reaction. oh, you're going to call yourself i

this is something that india and its prime minister, narendra modi, have been advocating very stronglyster modi had written to members of the 620, saying that multilateral institutions and groupings, they need to be more representative and fair. so domestically, in india, this is a big win. it's going to market it as a big win, especially since it wants to project itself as the voice of developing countries around the world. let's take a moment to focus on the origins of this key annual summit of the world's 20 largest economies. the 620 was formed two years after the 1997 asian financial crisis, in response to thailand devaluing its currency and the resulting deep recession in much of east asia. originally, the 620 was a forum for the finance ministers and central bank 6overnors to discuss global economic and financial issues. but by 2008, heads of state and government began meeting to address the 2007 financial crisis. and in 2009, the 620 summit became an annual forum focused notjust on economic issues, but sustainable development, health, environment and anti—corruption. the 620 is

india's prime minister narendra modi would like the summit to promote his country as a major global powerrussia's war in ukraine may be standing in his way. india is looking to put aside those disagreements over ukraine, hoping it won't detrail concerns of the global south and developing countries. india's capital has also been gearing up for it's moment in the spotlight as the summit kicks off. here's the bbc�*s christian fraser speaking with our south asia correspondent yogita limaye — they have the view from delhi. so, yogita, new delhi is a city transformed. i drove in from the airport today. there were people sleeping, potlucks were being put out. they've really gone to town on it. why is it so important? well, a couple of things, but it is a part of indian culture when you have guests visiting your home, even in your home, you clean it up, spruce it up, do something. you might draw a pattern outside. so it is very much part of culture here. but for the government, it's also very much a moment to show the world what india's place is in it. and therefore i think it's very important fo

this is something that india and its prime minister, narendra modi, have been advocating very stronglyodi had written to members of the g20, saying that multilateral institutions and groupings, they need to be more representative and fair. so domestically, in india, this is a big win. it's going to market it as a big win, especially since it wants to project itself as the voice of developing countries around the world. for more on the g20, i spoke with ravi agrawal, the editor—in—chief of foreign policy. a spokesman for ukraine's foreign policy said that statement is nothing to be proud of. statement is nothing to be proud of-— statement is nothing to be proud of. statement is nothing to be roud of. ~ , ., ~' proud of. why do you think the g20 leaders — proud of. why do you think the 620 leaders agreed _ proud of. why do you think the 620 leaders agreed to - proud of. why do you think the 620 leaders agreed to more i g20 leaders agreed to more watered down language on ukraine this year as opposed to j's ukraine this year as opposed to j's stronger statement condemned russia ? well, you

in one of his first official duties as host, india's prime minister narendra modi met with us presidentjoetwo leaders discussed india's recent moon landing and investments in indian technology. they released a joint promise to deepen their relationship saying it was "based on trust and mutual understanding." live now to our south asia correspondent samira hussain. well, as you were saying earlier, leaders have started arriving at the venue. how is the day likely to unfold? well, it's auoin the day likely to unfold? well, it's going to — the day likely to unfold? well, it's going to be _ the day likely to unfold? well, it's going to be a _ the day likely to unfold? well, it's going to be a day - the day likely to unfold? well, it's going to be a day full- the day likely to unfold? well, it's going to be a day full of. it's going to be a day full of many meetings and many bilateral meetings for individual world leaders. of course, prime minister narendra modi is now greeting a lot of the world leaders that are arriving at the venue. we already know that the un secretary—general has already a

those narendra modi. are the headlines here on bbc news. now on bbc news, talking business.lo, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. it's sort of a false story they tell us when we go to university, we're going to get a good job if you get good grades. and that's just a falsehood, in my opinion. it's about the experience, ultimately. and without the experience, many people just won't get into a good job. yep, the great graduate gamble. student debts are on the rise in many countries, while pay packets are failing to keep up with soaring prices. so does it still pay to go to university? today's gloomy economic outlook has many companies cutting back, leaving graduates in some countries, like here in the uk, being offered lessjobs for, in real terms, less money. but it's not all doom and gloom with other countries like india, singapore and the us still on the up. so what's it like to graduate and put your degree into practice? and what can today's students do to make getting that dre