climate change, trade, and the war in ukraine. india s prime minister narendra modi would like the summit to promote his country as a major global power. but russia s war in ukraine may be standing in his way. india is looking to put aside those disagreements over ukraine, hoping it won t detrail concerns of the global south and developing countries. india s capital has also been gearing up for it s moment in the spotlight as the summit kicks off. here s the bbc s christian fraser speaking with our south asia correspondent yogita limaye they have the view from delhi. so, yogita, new delhi is a city transformed. i drove in from the airport today. there were people sleeping, potlucks were being put out. they ve really gone to town on it. why is it so important? well, a couple of things, but it is a part of indian culture when you have guests visiting your home, even in your home, you clean it up, spruce it up, do something. you might draw a pattern outside. so it is very much
the capital is preparing for the most high profile event to be held in india in years. security is tight, and the budget for hosting is reported to be more than $100 million. the two day event will be attended by several world leaders, including us presidentjoe biden seen here boarding his plane earlier thursday. india s moment on the global stage. to the world, it s promoting itself as a leader. at home, it made the 620 part of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves that this grouping bears an exceptional responsibility. ..holding 200 meetings in 60 different cities. sustainable development goals. ..making the 620 matter. 620 means a lot to me as an indian and it is the biggest achievement i feel for the government. it feels like we are the ones hosting it. that sense of collectiveness is what india is about. and, yes, i m very excited for it. new convention centre, new statues, 620 billboards everywhere. delhi has been getting a makeover worthy of bollywood stars, prese
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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
claims which anthony has denied. brazil have dropped him from their squad after they say facts became public that need to be investigated. manchester united have not commented on the latest claims. the rugby world cup gets under way in a few hours with house france taking on new zealand in paris. the stad to france as a venue for what would be a huge opening fixture between both nations, france are looking to win the rugby world cup the first time. never seen a build up for a game like this one. never seen people put so much on it, i think the fact that it is a home nation who have got strong expectations of winning it, the public have got strong expectations of winning it, and it is against a team that i sensed that the public has got a lot of respect for. it is well scripted. at the end of the day, it is a game we want to go and commit everything to. two tenors, go and commit everything to. two tenors. cocoa go and commit everything to. two tenors, cocoa golf go and comm