of 19 of the world s wealthiest economies and the european union. it accounts for 85 % of global economic output and two thirds of its population. it s a key forum for international issues but there are deep divisions on some subjects, such as the war in ukraine. mr sunak s indian heritage will attract extra attention he says he feels like the country s son in law . the bbc s south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. when he arrived he was greeted with dancers, of course the british high commissioner was there to greet him along with other indian dignitaries including the minister of state. now, before mr sunak got on the plane, he did tweet he was heading to the 620 summit and made it very clear what his three priorities are stabilising the global economy, building international relationships and supporting the most vulnerable, but what he also mentioned was the fact that russia s leader is not going to be here and he reiterated the fact that they are going t
hello, i m victoria valentine. we start in india where world leaders are expective to arrive in new delhi in the coming hours, ahead of this weekend s 620 summit. this was earlier us presidentjoe biden departing washington for the summit. uk prime minister rishi sunak is also expected to attend. the 620 group consists of 19 of the world s wealthiest economies and the european union. it accounts for 85% of global economic output and two thirds of its population. it s a key forum for international issues but there are deep divisions over some of these, like the war in ukraine. live now to siddarth varadarajan, the founding editor of the independent indian news website the wire. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. what hope is there that india is able to push to the fore the agenda of the global south? i think for india, the 620 has always been about, in a sense, pushing the ideas, views and interests of the global south. we ve been doing this since 2008,
It was the most anticipated meeting of the 620 leaders at hamburg, that between President Trump and the man accused of trying to rig his election, President Putin. After an encounter lasting two hours, the trump team claimed to have secured an agreement from russia not to interfere in the American Democratic process. They cannot seem to agree on what was said. The russians claimed they had denied any such interference and donald trump had accepted that. That is not how the americans see it. Jon sopel reports from hamburg. It is hard to overstate the significance of this meeting. This handshake. Two men with Nuclear Arsenals who could blow the world to pieces. Two self proclaimed tough guys who like to win. But today at their first face to face meeting, they were the epitome of restraint and respect. Thank you very much. President putin and i have been discussing various things and i think it is going very well. We will have a talk now. Obviously, that will continue. And for his part, V
It was the most anticipated meeting of the 620 leaders at hamburg, that between President Trump and the man accused of trying to rig his election, President Putin. After an encounter lasting two hours, the trump team claimed to have secured an agreement from russia not to interfere in the American Democratic process. They cannot seem to agree on what was said. The russians claimed they had denied any such interference and donald trump had accepted that. That is not how the americans see it. Jon sopel reports from hamburg. It is hard to overstate the significance of this meeting. This handshake. Two men with Nuclear Arsenals who could blow the world to pieces. Two self proclaimed tough guys who like to win. But today at their first face to face meeting, they were the epitome of restraint and respect. Thank you very much. President putin and i have been discussing various things and i think it is going very well. We will have a talk now. Obviously, that will continue. And for his part, V
It was the most anticipated meeting of the 620 leaders at hamburg, that between President Trump and the man accused of trying to rig his election, President Putin. After an encounter lasting two hours, the trump team claimed to have secured an agreement from russia not to interfere in the American Democratic process. They cannot seem to agree on what was said. The russians claimed they had denied any such interference and donald trump had accepted that. That is not how the americans see it. Jon sopel reports from hamburg. It is hard to overstate the significance of this meeting. This handshake. Two men with Nuclear Arsenals who could blow the world to pieces. Two self proclaimed tough guys who like to win. But today at their first face to face meeting, they were the epitome of restraint and respect. Thank you very much. President putin and i have been discussing various things and i think it is going very well. We will have a talk now. Obviously, that will continue. And for his part, V