The 18th Summit of the G 20, comprising 19 countries and the European Union, takes place this weekend in New Delhi, India. The Presidency of G 20 is held by India for last year and ends with this Summit. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will be the official Chairman under the theme proposed by India of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’ At the end of the discussions the Summit is likely to adopt a communique referred to as the Leaders’ Declaration, expressing their commitment to the goals contained in the Declaration. This Declaration is usually thrashed out in scores of Ministerial Meetings and of Working Groups during the course of the preceding year. The 19 countries in the G 20 are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK and the US.
