![]() He worked hard for the success of this year-long event and succeeded. An IAS officer of my acquaintance, Amitabh Kant, was the Sherpa representing our country in the preparations for the meet, putting the nuts and bolts in place. Old diplomats from around the world had not seen such a grand event played out at any G20 meet earlier. What will the Indian Ocean be named now? Bharat Ocean? We will be told in due course! The old name, with which we are all familiar and by which our country is known around the world, appears to be out of favour with Modi after 26 Opposition parties joined hands and adopted INDIA as the alliance’s acronym. He sat for the dinner hosted by President Murmu in the Mandapam that evening behind a nameplate that described him as ‘Prime Minister of Bharat’. The G20 spectacle showcased our Prime Minister and his dream of Bharat, that was India. It felt that its friend India had got the better of the West!Įveryone loves a good spectacle. The images recorded were of Modi confidently strutting around the newly built Bharat Mandapam, spending more than an hour receiving the guests, welcoming them with handshakes and some selected ones with a hug.Īs expected, Ukraine was not happy with the declaration, but Russia was understandably satisfied. ![]() It will remain in our collective memory for many years. The resounding success of the G20 summit was recorded in every Bharatiya’s/Indian’s consciousness. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his place in the sun last week.
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