Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as they arrive at Expo Centre 

He also held bilateral discussions with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G20 Summit

Modi meets Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

Addressing the opening session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting, PM Modi said the G20 has long shaped global finance and growth, but prevailing models have deprived large populations of resources and driven the over-exploitation of nature, challenges felt acutely in Africa

Modi also presented the principle of Integral Humanism, part of India's civilisational values, which he said showed a way forward in striking a balance between development and nature

The prime minister outlined four path-breaking new initiatives: the Global Traditional Knowledge Repository, the G20-Africa Skills Multiplier Initiative, the G20 Global Healthcare Response Team, and the G20 Initiative on Countering the Drug-Terror Nexus