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<html><body><div>Narendra Modi is the prime minister of India.Today marks 365 days since India assumed the presidency of the Group of 20. It is a moment to reflect, recommit to and rejuvenate the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, "One Earth, One Family, One Future."As we undertook responsibility for the presidency last year, the world was grappling with multifaceted challenges: recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, looming climate threats, financial instability and debt distress in developing nations, all amid declining multilateralism. In the midst of conflicts and competition, development cooperation was suffering, impeding progress.Assuming the G20 chair, India sought to offer the world an alternative to the status quo, a shift from a gross domestic product-centric approach to human-centered progress.India aimed to remind the world of what unites us, rather than what divides us. Ultimately, the global conversation had to evolve: The interests of the few had to give way to the aspirations of the many. This required a fundamental reform of multilateralism as we knew it.Inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented and decisive. These four terms defined our approach as G20 president. The New Delhi Leaders' Declaration, unanimously adopted by all G20 members in September, is testimony to our commitment to deliver on these principles.Inclusivity has been at the heart of our presidency. The inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member of the G20 integrated 55 African nations into the forum, expanding it to encompass 80% of the global population. This proactive stance has fostered a more comprehensive dialogue on global challenges and opportunities.The first-of-its-kind Voice of the Global South Summit, convened by India in January and then again earlier this month, heralded a new dawn of multilateralism. India has mainstreamed the Global South's concerns in international discourse and ushered in an era where developing countries can take their rightful place in shaping the global narrative.Inclusivity also infused India's domestic approach to the G20 as we made ours a people's presidency as befits the world's largest democracy.Through events of Jan Bhagidari, or people's participation, the G20 reached 1.4 billion Indian citizens, with every state and union territory involved as a partner. On substantive elements, India ensured that international attention was directed to broader developmental aims, aligning with the G20's mandate.At the critical midpoint of the U.N.'s 2030 Agenda, India delivered the G20 2023 Action Plan to Accelerate Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, taking a crosscutting, action-oriented approach to interconnected issues, including health, education, gender equality and environmental sustainability.A key area driving this progress has been robust digital public infrastructure (DPI). Here, India was decisive in its recommendations, having witnessed firsthand the revolutionary impact of digital innovations like the Aadhaar national ID system, the Unified Payments Interface platform and the DigiLocker document storage service. 
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 The establishment of the Global Biofuels Alliance and a concerted push for green hydrogen show the G20's ambitions to build a cleaner, greener world. (Pool via Reuters)



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Through the G20, we successfully completed the establishment of the Digital Public Infrastructure Repository, a significant stride in global technological collaboration. This repository, featuring over 50 DPI projects from 16 countries, will help the Global South build, adopt and scale DPI to unlock the power of inclusive growth.For our One Earth, we pursued ambitious and inclusive aims toward creating urgent, lasting and equitable change. The New Delhi declaration's Green Development Pact addresses the challenges of choosing between combating hunger and protecting the planet by outlining a comprehensive road map in which employment and ecosystems are complimentary, consumption is climate conscious and production is planet friendly.In tandem with this, the G20 declaration calls for an ambitious tripling of global renewable energy capacity by 2030. Coupled with the establishment of the Global Biofuels Alliance and a concerted push for green hydrogen, the G20's ambitions to build a cleaner, greener world are undeniable.This has always been India's ethos, and through the Lifestyles for Sustainable Development initiative, the world can benefit from our age-old sustainable traditions.Further, the G20 declaration underscored our commitment to climate justice and equity, calling for substantial financial and technological support from the Global North. For the first time, there was a recognition of the quantum jump needed in the magnitude of development financing, moving from billions of dollars to trillions. G20 members acknowledged that developing countries require $5.9 trillion to fulfill their climate action pledges under the Paris Agreement by 2030.Given the monumental resources required, the G20 emphasized the importance of better, larger and more effective multilateral development banks. Concurrently, India is taking a leading role in U.N. reforms, especially the restructuring of principal organs like the Security Council to ensure a more equitable global order.Gender equality took center stage in the New Delhi declaration, culminating in the formation of a dedicated Working Group on the Empowerment of Women. India's Women's Reservation Bill 2023, which will reserve one-third of parliamentary and state legislative assembly seats for women, epitomizes our commitment to women-led development.The New Delhi declaration embodies a renewed spirit of collaboration across these key priorities, focusing on policy coherence, reliable trade and ambitious climate action. It is a matter of pride that during our presidency, the G20 achieved 87 outcomes and adopted 118 documents, a marked rise from past years.During our G20 presidency, India led deliberations on geopolitical issues and the impact they are having on economic growth and development. Terrorism and the senseless killing of civilians are unacceptable, and we must address this with a policy of zero tolerance. We must embody humanitarianism over hostility and reiterate that this is not an era of war.I am delighted that during our presidency, India achieved the extraordinary: it revitalized multilateralism, amplified the voice of the Global South, championed development and fought for the empowerment of women everywhere.As we hand over the G20 presidency to Brazil, we do so with the conviction that our collective steps for the world's people, the planet, peace and prosperity, will resonate for years to come.
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India has revitalized multilateralism with its G20 presidency

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