Thread by @londonvinjamuri

As the world turns its gaze towards India and the G20, remember what Foreign Minister said at the T20 Summit in Mysore this July.

The G20 is about getting India ready for the world, and getting the world ready for India.

Getting India ready for the world has entailed over 200 events held across India, as @Chietigj writes, and a robust series of T20 meetings comprised of research scholars and policy analysts from across the globe, held across India, and masterminded by @samirsaran and @orfonline

@Chietigj @samirsaran @orfonline It would be a mistake — and missing the broader point — to judge the G20 solely in terms of what is or is not announced in the next two days. Diplomacy and especially multilateral diplomacy is hard work, investing in relationship building provides a critical base for the future.

@Chietigj @samirsaran @orfonline In India’s case, the sheer momentum and drive to bring the broader population on board the goal of internationalism writ large, but especially by India as a partner and leader among developing countries is a narrative that now has traction far beyond elites in Delhi

@Chietigj @samirsaran @orfonline The broader agenda, with its spotlight on energy and climate, digital public infrastructure, and gender is also one that has been rolled out across the nation with cities competing to put on the best G20 (or T20) event, completing local infrastructure projects just in time..

@Chietigj @samirsaran @orfonline At a time when the world’s most powerful nation has one political party that is turning its back and it’s followers on internationalism, the ambition to bring people across a nation on board an agenda defined by climate, women, and widening digital access is an admirable.