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@article{170518,
        author = {DR GARIMA DAS},
        title = {G20 Presidency and Beyond: India's Strategic Imperatives for Global Leadership},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {7},
        pages = {943-952},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=170518},
        abstract = {India successfully hosted the G20 presidency, and all foremost world leaders hailed the rise of India as a global leader. On 1 December 2022, India assumed the presidency of G20, the grouping that brings together 20 of the world's largest economies. This Summit was held amidst the post-pandemic economic struggles and increased geopolitical tensions triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. India left no stone unturned to galvanize this opportunity to enhance strategic engagements with G20 countries. India undertook several strategic initiatives to bolster traditional and non-traditional challenges. One of them was India's efforts for sustainable development, which included India's emphasis on food security. In the inaugural address, Union Home Minister Amit Shah warned the global community of the security challenges evolving from dynamite to metaverse and hawala to cryptocurrency and asked G20 member countries to come together. Most G20 nations have strong trade ties with India, and several have strategic defense agreements. This confidence in India's capabilities was actualized through numerous agreements to bolster national and multilateral security. India also took this opportunity to spearhead a global partnership to build safe cyberspace and prioritize cyber security concerns.  Defence alliances and agreements with many countries followed this. India's masterstroke was the successful Delhi declaration, the Inclusion of the African Union as a G20 member, and the announcement of the India–Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. This paper will analyse India's strategic initiatives during the G20 presidency, including the challenges and opportunities for multilateralism and the progress made thereafter.
This will also explore the debates on India's strategic initiatives within the broad perspective of foreign policy and international relations.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {December},
        }