India expressed anticipation for the upcoming G20 Summit in Florida later this year under the US presidency. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, highlighted India’s participation as an outreach country in the G7 meeting during a media briefing in New Delhi. Jaiswal addressed queries regarding South Africa’s exclusion from G7 and the US’s G20 meeting plans.
The US, which took over the G20 Presidency in December 2025, is scheduled to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Miami on December 14-15 this year. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is actively engaged in the ongoing G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in France, holding discussions with counterparts from various nations.
Jaishankar participated in sessions focusing on global governance, Security Council reforms, peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian supply chains at the G7 meeting. He emphasized India’s concerns, particularly those of Global South countries, regarding food, fuel, and fertilizer issues. Additionally, Jaishankar discussed connectivity, trade corridors, and supply chains in the context of conflicts in West Asia.
Currently, Jaishankar is on an official visit to France for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Abbaye des-Vaux-de-Cernay. He had productive discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. Moreover, Jaishankar met with Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha to discuss regional stabilization and bilateral cooperation.
