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We 20 Summit: August 18,19 & 20th, 2023

The We20: Peoples’ Summit on G20 organised by over 70 organisations from different parts of the country concluded with much vigour and energy, albeit a day earlier due to the pressure from the police who rejected the permission to hold the event on Day 3.  

Media Coverage
Videos
Photos: Day 1
Photos: Day 2
We20 Report

G20 Protests

Archive of G20 Protests

UPCOMING State meetings

Kerala: 4th & 5th September 2023

Bihar (Patna): To be confirmed.

Past Meetings

Rajasthan: 21st August 2023

Tamil Nadu (Locations: Kanyakumari & Chennai): 14 August 2023

West Bengal (Location: Kolkata): 25th July 2023

WORKING GROUPS

Agriculture: Dinesh Abrol, Sagari Ramdas, Afsar Jafri, Ranjini Basu, Yudhvir Singh, Soma KP, Shalmali Guttal
Read the position paper by the working group here: G20 Indian Presidency and Agriculture

Climate Crisis: Soumya Dutta, Om Prakash, Sreedhar Ramamurthy, Ashok Shrimali, Olencio Simoes, Aahana Ganguly

Just Energy Transition: Anitha Sampath, Swathi Seshadri, Ashok Sreenivas, Ashok Shrimali, Shripad Dharmadhikary, Rohit Prakash, Soumya Dutta
Read the position paper by the working group here: Just Energy Transition

Global Economic Governance, International Trade and Development: Shalmali Guttal, Anuradha Munshi, Sona Raghuvanshi, Himanshu Damle, Sushovan Dhar, Benny Kuruvilla, Biswajit Dhar, Shalini Bhutani
Read the position paper by the working group here: G20: Propping up a discredited Free Trade Regime

Banking and Finance: Anirban Bhattacharya, Thomas Franco, Priyadharshini, V Shridhar, Arun Kumar
Read the position paper on banking and finance here: G20 Finance Track

Labour and employment: Chandan Kumar, Aakash Bhattacharya, Anuradha Talwar, Gautam Modi, Vipul Pandaya, Usman Javed
Read the position paper here: Labour and Employment at the G20

Shrinking Democratic Spaces: Sitaram Shelar, Kavita Shrivastava, Clifton Rozario, Teesta Setalvad, Meera Sanghamitra, Neha Dixit
Read the position paper here: Shrinking Democratic Spaces in the context of G20

Digitalisation and Surveillance: Gopal Krishna, Nachiket Udupa, Usha Ramanathan, Apar Gupta, Parmindar Jeet Singh
Read the position paper here: Digitalisation and surveillance: Privacy, data rights and accessibility

Rising Inequality: Anirban Bhattacharya, Amitanshu Verma, Om Prakash, Jyotsana Jha, Ishan Anand, Anjana Thampi
Read the position paper here: G20 and Inequality: A missed opportunity

Social Protection and Welfare: Amulya Nidhi, Vandana Prasad, Abhay Shukla, Anup Saraya, Vikas Bajpai, Nikhil Dey, Harsh Mandar, Sambhavi, Sourya, Reetika Khera, Madhu Chopra, Amrita Johari

Privatisation of Public Services: Sushil Khanna, E A S Sarma, Anil Kumar, Rupam Roy, Ramalingam Elangovan, Thomas Franco, Ashok Rao

Gender: Annie Raja, Beena Pallical, Rushda, Koninika Ray, Prof. Archana Prasad

Debt: Ashwin, Joe Athialy, Maju Varghese, Anirban Bhattacharya, Amitanshu Verma
Read the position paper by the working group here: Debt

G20 & FORCED EVICTIONS

Massive forced evictions are happening across the country, esp in cities/towns where G20 events are being held. These meetings are happening in more than 50 cities in India. Wherever these meetings are being organised, city administrations in collusion with different departments – municipality, tourism, police etc. are evicting street vendors, waste pickers and traders, demolishing houses of urban poor, destroying night shelters, and displacing homeless people. And, this is being done in the name of removing “illegal encroachment” from urban spaces. In some cases, even the judiciary has not provided any relief to the affected communities.

PAST EVENTS

  • The Forced Eviction Across India and G20 Events | Public Hearing | May 22 Read more.
  • Report of the Public Hearing on The Forced Evictions Across India and G20 Events | July 13, 2023 Read more.

Resources

  1. G20 in India_ The Story so far
  2. A Brief History of the G20
  3. Presentation by CFA: The G 20- An Overview and India’s Presidency 2023
  4. Public Statement by Indian Peoples’ Movements, Trade Unions, and other civil society groups on G20
  5. Read a short report on We20 here: We20 Report

Publications

  1. India & G20: Legacy & Prospects for Multilateralism amidst a Polycrisis – Details
  2. Reading the Rhetoric: G20, its Politics & What the 2023 Presidency Means for India – Download the briefing paper by Sonal Raghuvanshi
  3. Report: The Forced Evictions Across India and G20 Events
  4. Report in Hindi: G20 सम्मेलन और देश व्यापी जबरन बेदखली
  5. Unpacking G20 Booklet. Download and read here.
  6. Decoding G20 Download the English version here | Download the Hindi version here
  7. Gang of 20 – A Comic Book; Available in 4 languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
  8. Chronicles of a Missed Opportunity Foretold: India and the G20 Presidency. Download and read here.

Click on the thumbnail to view the comic book

Articles

  1. G20: No ‘Family Photo’ Likely at the End of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  – The Wire
  2. Before G20 Themes Was Bhagat Singh’s Idea of ‘Vasudeva Kutumbakam’ – The Wire
  3. During India Visit, Japanese PM Targets Russia, Courts ‘Global South’ Through Investment – The Wire
  4. Why overhyping India’s G20 presidency is a risky move – The Caravan
  5. With Geopolitics Taking Centre-Stage, Is the G20 Fundamentally Changing? – The Wire
  6. Sri Lanka’s IMF Agreement Will Not Alter the Trajectory of a Collapsing Economy- The Wire
  7. India’s G20 Summit: What Global Governance Dilemma Means for Modi’s Leadership – The Quint
  8. Modi Government’s PR Campaign on G20 Meets the Reality of Global Geopolitics – The Wire

PRESS RELEASES

  • Demolitions & Displacement of Poor Around G20 Events Cruel and Brutal! Press Release | 22 May 2023 Read here.
  • Public Statement by Indian people’s movements, trade unions and other civil society groups on G20 – Read here

cOVERAGE

Past Coverage