On Thursday, India took over the monthly rotating presidency of the 15-nation United Nations Security Council, as well as the year-long presidency of the G20.
According to India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, the country’s presidency of the G20 will be a “watershed moment” in its history as the country seeks to play an important role in finding pragmatic global solutions for the well-being of all.
On Thursday, India took over the monthly rotating presidency of the 15-nation United Nations Security Council, as well as the year-long presidency of the G20.
Kamboj said on Thursday India sees both the presidencies – that of the Security Council for this month and the G20 for the next year, as a “new responsibility”.
“We will do everything in our power to demonstrate that the global community’s hopes and expectations are met,” said the President of the Security Council for December.
Regarding India’s G20 presidency, Kamboj stated that it is an honour for the country to lead a group that represents 85% of the world’s GDP and 75% of global trade.
According to Kamboj, India’s presidency of the G20 comes at a time when the world is in crisis and chaos, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has noted.
“The world is dealing with the aftermath of a disruptive, once-in-a-century pandemic, as well as conflicts and significant economic uncertainty. At this time, the world looks to the G20 with bated breath “She briefed reporters at the UN headquarters in New York on the month’s agenda and India’s priorities as the Council’s president this month.
Kamboj stressed that India’s presidency would be a “watershed moment in her history,” as it seeks to play an important role in finding pragmatic global solutions for the well-being of all, and in doing so, to manifest the true spirit of the world as one large family, which is deeply embedded in Indian culture.
She went on to say that as G20 President, India will set the agenda for the year, identify themes and focus areas, hold meetings, and deliver outcome documents.
According to Kamboj, the G20 presidency will be “ambitious, decisive, and all-inclusive,” guided by the philosophy “One Earth, One Family, One Future.”
In response to a question, Kamboj stated that the effort during India’s G20 presidency “will be to maintain unity because India truly believes that the world is one big family.”
“To that end, we bring people-centered solutions to the table, and we will continue to do so throughout the presidency,” she said.
She stated that many successes have occurred in India in recent years, and the country hopes to replicate some of these successes, scale them up, bring them to the world, and share its experiences, “underpinned by the philosophy that the world is one family.”
The G20 summit will take place in New Delhi in September of next year, with more than 100 pre-meetings taking place “across the length and breadth of our country – from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,” according to Kamboj.
In response to a question about protests in China over its COVID-19 policies and a Pentagon report on China’s nuclear arsenal expansion, Kamboj stated that India does not “comment on the internal and domestic affairs of other countries.” “We have no comment on that,” she said.
She stated that whether it is the pandemic or other crises, India will face challenges during its presidency and tenure, and that it views all of these challenges as opportunities.
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