It's one year since We20: A Peoples' Summit was held just before the G20 Summit in New Delhi, where over 700 people representing many trade unions, people's movements and CSOs from 18 states came together. The Government used the G20 Summit to seek political and electoral mileage, conducting over 200 meetings in 60 towns and …
India had assumed the G20 presidency end of 2022 and the Leaders’ Summit was held in early September 2023. During this time the Government used it to seek political and electoral mileage, conducting over 200 meetings in 60 towns and cities, making a spectacle out of it. The picture that was presented and the show …
On August 19, on the second day of the We20: A Peoples’ Summit on G20, which aimed to provide an alternative platform for discussions parallel to the G20, was met with disruption by the Delhi Police. The event, organized by over 70 people’s movements, trade unions and civil society groups, sought to highlight the voices …
Continue reading Chronicles of a Missed Opportunity Foretold: India and the G20 Presidency
यह घोषणापत्र प्रतिभागियों की सामूहिक आवाज की अभिव्यक्ति है जिसे We20 शिखर सम्मेलन मे सर्वसम्मति से अपनाया गया है।
भारत ने 2023 में जी-20 की अध्यक्षता संभाली है। यह समय वैश्विक महामारी के बाद के वैश्विक परिदृश्य में चुनौतियों के साथ आई है: जैसे भू-राजनैतिक तनाव, युद्ध, बढ़ता वैश्विक कर्ज, संभावित मंदी का डर, वैश्विक खाद्य असुरक्षा, जलवायु और जैव विविधता के साथ पर्यावरण संकट, और कई राष्ट्रों में लोकतांत्रिक अधिकारों की अवमानना।
India assumes the G20 presidency in 2023. This juncture arrives as the post-pandemic global landscape contends with a multitude of challenges: geopolitical tensions, warfare, rising global debt, the impending spectre of recession, worldwide food insecurity, environmental crises encompassing climate and biodiversity, and the erosion of democratic spaces across multiple nations.
This declaration ‘People and Nature over Profits for a Just, Inclusive, Transparent and Equitable Future’ is an articulation of the collective voices of the participants that has been adopted unanimously at the We20 Summit.
Join us for a Peoples’ Summit on G20 in Delhi! Witness people’s movements, trade unions, civil society organisations & concerned citizens coming together to deliberate upon key issues such as Agriculture, Climate Crisis, Just Energy Transition, International Trade, Banking, Labour, Shrinking Democratic Spaces, Rising Inequality and more! New Delhi | August 18, 19, 20
India’s G20 Presidency is occurring at a crucial moment in the history of the world economy; as such it is important to ask what India’s role would be sitting on this high table. This compendium brings together diverse voices that are not afraid of asking difficult questions, or presenting analyses that diverge from the mainstream narratives and attempt to provide a much needed grounded analysis of the G20 framework.
Working groups comprising of experts, academics, practitioners and activists in various fields have been contributing to the debates around G20, bringing in people's perspectives from the margins. Here we present the papers written by these working groups. Please click on the concerned topic to view and download the position papers.
Working Group on IFIs 