Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold 15 bilateral meetings with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Summit that will begin on Saturday.
While Biden is expected to meet Modi immediately after his arrival in New Delhi on Friday evening, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will also hold talks with Modi at his official residence on Friday. She will virtually inaugurate a rail link with Tripura and the second unit of the Rampal power plant along with PM Modi.
Hasina is also expected to discuss Ruppee-Taka deal, which will see Bangladesh and India using the Bangladeshi taka and Indian rupee for trade. The Bangladesh Bank will also introduce a debit card dubbed the "Taka Pay Card" which will enable customers to withdraw either rupees or taka.
Modi will also hold a meeting with the leader of Mauritius.
On Saturday, the Indian Prime Minister will meet UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak where the two will hold talks on the progress of the trade deal the two countries are trying to negotiate. On the cards are bilateral meetings with the leaders of Japan's Fumio Kishida, Germany's Olaf Scholz and Italy's Giorgio Meloni, besides attending the G20 events.
Modi will hold a working lunch meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. The duo could discuss a defence deal and France’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific region during the pull aside. "It will also be an opportunity to deepen our bilateral relationship with a country that is undergoing rapid economic development, with France’s support, and is seeking to diversify its partnerships," it said.
The Prime Minister will also have a pull-aside meeting with his Canadian counterpart. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-Modi meeting will likely discuss the status of the trade talks with India which is on pause.
Modi will also have bilateral meetings with the leaders of Comoros, Turkiye, the UAE, South Korea, the EU/EC, Brazil and Nigeria.
