G20: PM Modi will meet with heads of 15 countries, economic and strategic interests will be given priority

After bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Friday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet a dozen more world leaders over the next 24 hours. These include German Chancellor Olaf Schulz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni.

PM Modi will also have a brief meeting (bridge side) with some of the leaders during the dinner. In all these meetings, the focus will be on strategic and economic ties. This is the first time that such a large gathering of world leaders has taken place in New Delhi. The Government of India is trying its best to have concrete discussions on the fabric of bilateral relations with these countries. On Saturday, the Prime Minister will have a meeting with the Chancellor of Germany as well as the Prime Ministers of Britain, Italy, and Japan.

Free trade agreement and the issue of Khalistan supporters in Britain will be very important in Prime Minister Modi's meeting with British Prime Minister Sunak. Before coming to India, Sunak had shown a strong stance on the activities of pro-Khalistan organizations, but he has said some such things about the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which shows that the ongoing talks between the two countries There are many difficulties in the way.

Modi will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron over lunch on Saturday. In this, defense relations will be reviewed along with other subjects. There is also a lot of curiosity about Prime Minister Modi's meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The way the Canadian government has supported Khalistan supporters many times and has failed to stop their anti-India activities will definitely be raised.

The issue of the Indo-Pacific region will be at the center of the meeting with Kishida. Prime Minister Modi's meeting with United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed will be the second meeting between the two leaders within two months. Recently Modi went on a visit to UAE. Modi's meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is also considered important.

Turkish President has given anti-India statements many times in recent years and supported Pakistan. Because of this the relations between India and Turkey have deteriorated. But Erdogan, who recently returned after winning re-election, has indicated a change in his global policy. It has to be seen what message he gives to the Indian Prime Minister this time. According to the information received on Friday, Modi is also going to have bilateral meetings with the Presidents of Nigeria, the European Union, and South Korea.