On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed US President Joe Biden at Raj Ghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. PM Modi offered President Biden a gift of khadi, a traditional Indian fabric.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Oman Deputy Prime Minister Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Bank Chief Executive Officer Ajay Banga, and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva also paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat.
After the wreath-laying ceremony, the leaders and heads of delegations moved to Bharat Mandapam, where they planted trees and participated in the third session of the G20 summit, which is themed “One Future.”
