Amid Border Face Off, Modi Meets Xi On Sidelines of G20 Summit

PM Modi speaks at the informal meeting of the BRICS leaders on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany

Leaders of the G20 nations pose for the traditional family photo at the G20 summit Friday, 7 July 2017 in Hamburg, Germany.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed World Leaders to open the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Prime Minister Modi and other world leaders arrived to attend the ‘Group of 20’ meet that accounts for 80 percent of the global economic output.

At the informal meeting of the BRICS leaders on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, Modi emphasised that it was necessary to work together for sustained global economic recovery. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged leaders from the BRICS nations to show leadership in fighting terrorism and boosting global economy even as he asked the G20 nations to collectively crackdown on terror financing, safe havens, "support and sponsors" of terrorism.

BRICS has been a strong voice and needs to show leadership on terrorism and global economy.

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Despite the tension in the Doklam area that sees violent face off between Indian Army and People’s Liberation Army, Prime Minister Modi promised full cooperation and best wishes to Chinese President Xi Jinping for the upcoming BRICS Summit in China.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchange greetings at the BRICS leaders’ informal gathering hosted by the China, in Hamburg, Germany on Friday. (Photo: PTI )

He also mentioned his newly implemented GST (Goods and Services Tax) in India which he openly lauded in the international meet.

The GDP growth this year is likely to be more than 7 percent... India’s reform agenda is continuously making progress....The GST, which was implemented last week, was the biggest tax reform in the last 70 years

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders at the informal meeting of leaders of the BRICS countries.(Photo: PTI )

While counter-terrorism and economic reforms will dominate the discussions, the two-day Summit whose theme is 'Shaping an Inter-connected World', will also discuss issues like free and open trade, climate change, migration, sustainable development and global stability. The meet is taking place at a time when differences have emerged among several leaders expected to be present– mostly on publicly stated views of the US President Donald Trump – including on issues like climate change and open trade.

Other top leaders expected to be present include Russia's Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, France's Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May of the UK.

Video Editor: Vivek Gupta

(With inputs from PTI.)