G20 Summit: When world leaders gathered in Delhi

On day one, Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he arrives at Bharat Mandapam convention center. World leaders including US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japan PM Fumio Kishida, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reached the national capital on Friday (September 8). (Photo: AP)

PM Modi awaits world leaders and foreign delegates at the Bharat Mandapam, as they started arriving for day one of the Summit. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi greets US President Joe Biden. The world leaders are set to discuss the global challenges of our times — and to possibly find a direction towards resolving some of them. In picture, PM Modi is seen greeting Biden, President of the United States, at New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam. (Reuters)

PM Modi welcomes his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak as he arrived for the Summit. (Reuters)

Welcoming the leaders, PM Modi said Friday, “It is my firm belief that the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in human-centric and inclusive development.” In picture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen welcoming Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey.

PM Narendra Modi and Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni share a light moment upon her arrival. The PM has already held bilateral meetings with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before hosting a dinner for President Biden. (Reuters)

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said the New Delhi Declaration will be a voice of the Global South and the developing countries. In picture, PM Modi is seen interacting with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.

Kant also said India assumed the G20 Presidency in the midst of a scenario of slowing growth and productivity worldwide. In picture, PM Modi is seen shaking hands with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese.

As per sources, PM Modi will be hosting several sideline, bilateral meetings during the course of the Summit with the visiting Heads of State and governments and other leaders. In picture, Modi is seen greeting his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Haseena as she arrived at the Bharat Mandapam.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi also arrives at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, for the G20 Summit. He was greeted by PM Modi.

From left, World Bank President Ajay Banga, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S. President Joe Biden pose for the group photo during day one of the G20 Summit (AP photo)

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with United Kingdom's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the Gala Dinner at the Bharat Mandapam during the G20 Summit on Saturday (PTI Photo)

Flags of G20 members fly at Bharat Mandapam on day one of the G20 Summit, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, 2023. (PTI Photo)

On the concluding day of the two-day G20 Summit in New Delhi, world leaders kick off today’s programme with a visit to Rajghat to pay tributes at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, Rajghat. (PTI photo)

US President Joe Biden among other G20 leaders arrive at the Rajghat to pay respects. (AP)

India and South Africa have long shared warm relations, rooted in anti-Apartheid solidarity and broader Global South cooperation. New Delhi and Pretoria have stood side-by-side in multilateral platforms like BRICS and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), calling for more equitable global governance and a greater role for the Global South in shaping international priorities.

PM Modi proceeds with the delegates to pay homage at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Rajghat. (PTI photo)

PM Modi with US President Joe Biden and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to pay homage at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat. (PTI photo)

G20 world leaders led by PM Modi pay homage at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial. (PTI Photo)

Following the tribute at Rajghat, the leaders will attend the third and concluding session of the G20 Summit, called “One Future”, at Bharat Mandapam. (PTI Photo)