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In recent years, India has elevated its commitments to multilateral economic institutions - demonstrating the determination to shaping economic multilateralism. The result of this has been uneven, but it has yielded important questions
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Akshay Mathur, Director of Research, Gateway House, attended the Think Tank (Think 20) Summit in Antalya, Turkey. He comments on the Turkish presidency and India's contribution to the G20.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiatives like the Make in India campaign, Digital India, Skill India, Smart Cities, et al, are all designed to attract much needed foreign capital into the country. However, a lot of global investors are still sitting on the fence. PM Modi, thus, must use the G20 Summit to assure investors and countries that India is open for business.
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At India’s first T20 consultation, hosted by Gateway House in Mumbai on October 19, the four working sessions were titled: ‘G20 and new inclusive business models’; ‘Trade, investment, and development’; ‘Financing sustainable infrastructure’; and ‘Technology, services, and skills’. We present an overview of these discussions, arranged in three categories for each session: Why is the issue important for the G20? What are India's concerns on the subject? What were the key issues discussed at this meeting?
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Turkey's Ambassador to India Dr. Burak Akçapar's opening statement for T20 Mumbai was about the progress of the G20 under Turkey's presidency and G20's growing responsibility to the world. An abridged version of this speech was delivered by Erdal Sabri Ergen at the T20 Mumbai regional consultation meeting on 19 October
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Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, delivered the keynote address at India's first Think20 (T20) meeting organised by Gateway House with TEPAV, on the "Global Economy and Challenges for Multilateral Policies." He urged emerging markets like India to develop their own capacity to provide new ideas to the global financial system, “hold the pen” that will write a more inclusive agenda, and strengthen global multilateral institutions.
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Developing sustainable forms of energy and infrastructure is a must to cater to our current and future needs, said Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
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Seshadari Chari, Executive Director, Forum for Strategic & Security Studies, talks about rural and agricultural infrastructure and what more needs to be done.
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John Hartley, Institute Director & CEO, Future Directions International talks about five key issues that the G20 must address.
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Parth Shah, founder, Centre for Civil Society talks about inclusive business models and how learning from behavioural economics can be applied to SMEs.