International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s deputy director Gita Gopinath on Saturday exchanged pleasantries with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the course of the dinner hosted at Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre in New Delhi on the 18th G20 Summit.

Sharing a photograph with Modi, Gopinath congratulated him for efficiently internet hosting the G20 Summit. “Congratulations Prime Minister @narendramodi on presiding over such a successful @g20org. India’s message of ‘one earth, one family, one future’ resonated strongly with all delegates,” she wrote on X.

In reply, Modi mentioned these efforts are testomony to the collective spirit of unity and progress. “Thank you for the kind words. It is an honor to host the G20 summit. Our efforts are a testament to the collective spirit of unity and progress,” Modi mentioned.

Gopinath additionally posed with President Murmu on the G20 venue. “Greatly honored to meet President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn whose life story is deeply inspiring”, she mentioned in an X submit.

Modi on Saturday hosted the leaders of over 30 nations and organisations, together with US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on the primary day of the G20 Summit which is being organised at Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre.

The opening day of the two-day G20 Summit witnessed a number of essential developments, together with the 100 per cent consensus on the Delhi Declaration, formal induction of the African Union to the group, a biofuel alliance and the announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IECC EC).

After the completion of the proceedings of the first day of high-level conclave, President of Murmu hosted a dinner for the heads of state of the G20 group with practically round 400 friends.

India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1 final yr and had organised about 200 conferences in 60 cities throughout the nation. The 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi will likely be a end result of all of the G20 processes and conferences held all year long amongst ministers, senior officers, and civil societies.