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India assumed the G20 presidency on Thursday. To mark the occasion, a special event called ‘G20 University Connect – Engaging Young Minds’ was held in New Delhi. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Thursday that New Delhi will seek to emerge as the “voice of the Global South”, and work to “depoliticise” the global supply of food, fertilisers and medical products. (PTI)
As many as 100 monuments across the country will be illuminated with the G20 logo and its colours for seven days as India takes over the presidency of the international grouping. Here, the logo of G20 Summit 2023 is shown at the illuminated Metcafe hall in Kolkata, Thursday (PTI)
The list of monuments drawn up by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to mark the occasion includes the Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar, the Nalanda ruins in Bihar, the Purana Qila complex and Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi, the Modhera Sun temple and the ancient Dholavira site in Gujarat, the Tipu Sultan Palace in Bengaluru, the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, the Chola temple of Thanjavur and the Konark Sun temple in Puri. Shown here is the Old High Court building in Nagpur (PTI)
A view of an illuminated Red Fort, projected with the G20 logo in Old Delhi. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Here, Hazarduari Palace is illuminated displaying the logo of G20 Summit 2023 (PTI)
In Tamil Nadu's Mamallapuram, Krishna's Butter Ball is illuminated displaying the logo (PTI)
The Taj Mahal in Agra, despite being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will not be illuminated with the G20 logo. According to officials, the Taj Mahal is never illuminated since that could attract insects and damage the surface of the monument. Here, an illuminated Safdarjung's Tomb in Delhi is shown (PTI)
The Bara Imambara in Lucknow was illuminated with the logo on Thursday. According to the ASI, since high-level dignitaries and delegates will be visiting the country, the government has decided to utilise this opportunity to highlight monuments, with a special focus on sites in the UNESCO World Heritage list. (PTI)
To commemorate this occasion, sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik created a sand art on the theme 'G20: India 2023', at Puri beach in Odisha on Thursday. (PTI)
In Pune, Shanivar Wada was lit up to mark the beginning of the Presidency of G20 (Express photo by Arul Horizon)
