Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, paid a visit to the Akshardham Temple in Delhi during his stay in India. His presence at the temple was notable, given the significance of Akshardham as a cultural and spiritual landmark in India.

G20 Summit: UK PM Rishi Sunak, wife take a spiritual break, visit famous Akshardham temple

World leaders were under the global spotlight for their diplomatic prowess, but the magnetic connection between UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, stole hearts around the world as their pictures at the G20 Summit, dinner and visit to Akshardham Temple were adored on internet.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (September 10) unequivocally asserted that "any initiative that isolates Russia is bound to fail". He was speaking at a news conference in New Delhi during the G20 Summit.

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Adroit diplomacy, the leverage provided by long-standing goodwill, IOUs and personal relationships, and straightforward messaging of what the or-else option would involve — these were some of the levers India pulled to achieve a consensus on the historic Delhi Declaration of the G20, which was announced just a few hours after the leaders’ summit started on the morning of Saturday September 9, on Day 1 of the two-day meet.

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UK PM Rishi Sunak raised his concern over interference in UK's democracy with China's Premier Li Qiang. The words were exchanged after the reported arrest of two alleged Chinese spies in UK.

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While the G20 Summit's Delhi Declaration addressed a range of global challenges, the omission of Russia by name while referring to the war in Ukraine remained conspicuous.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday proposed a virtual session of the G-20 around the end of November to take stock of the suggestions and decisions made at the leaders’ summit that concluded on September 10. In his concluding remarks at the final session of the two-day G-20 summit in New Delhi, Modi noted that India’s presidency of G-20 would officially continue till November 30 and over two-and-half months were left for its tenure as the head of the grouping.

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As India's national capital was decked up to host the showpiece geo-economic G20 summit, the security apparatus went into high alert when a private cab, designated for use in the motorcade of US President Joe Biden, attempted to enter a five-star hotel where the UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was lodged.

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On Saturday night, following the completion of the first day of the G20 Summit, President Droupadi Murmu hosted a gala dinner for the summit's participants, which featured US Vice President Joe Biden among others. The G20 Summit was held at the "Bharat Mandapam" in New Delhi, and the chief ministers of every state received invitations from the government to attend the event.

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While the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the G20 Summit was expected, it is the decision of Chinese President Xi Jinping to have no show – instead sending Premier Li Qiang as the head of the Chinese delegation – that may have come as a surprise.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday (September 9) explained to several world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, during the G20 Summit in India's capital city New Delhi.

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After the detention of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of espionage for Beijing, Rishi Sunak questioned China's premier over his nation's "unacceptable" intervention in British democracy. On Sunday, hours after learning of two arrests in the UK for violating the Official Secrets Act, the Prime Minister voiced his concerns to Li Qiang during the G20 conference in India.

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Sunday marked the conclusion of the G20 Leaders' Summit 2023, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed Brazil's President Lula da Silva the gavel to lead the group beginning on December 1 of this year. PM Modi suggested conducting a virtual session to assess the progress made on the recommendations made in New Delhi during the G20 Summit's concluding session.

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The G20 summit has concluded with big takeaways on the table. A day after the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration evolving a middle ground between the West and Russia on the Ukraine war was agreed, the leaders and chiefs of delegations of the world's leading economies have started to arrive at Rajghat to lay a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial on the last day of the Summit.

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Tensions between China and the United States were again in play as China challenged the proposed US presidency of the G20 in 2026, emphasising the underlying mistrust between the two nations.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a human-centric approach to address global challenges during the two-day G20 Summit in New Delhi. He emphasized the need to find new solutions to old challenges and overcome trust deficits caused by conflicts like the one between Russia and Ukraine.

PM Modi's G20 pitch for human-centric approach

A day after the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration evolving a middle ground between the West and Russia on the Ukraine war was agreed, the leaders and chiefs of delegations of the world's leading economies have started to arrive at Rajghat to lay a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial on the last day of the Summit.

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The G20 Summit in New Delhi witnessed a remarkable achievement as consensus was reached on language used in the declaration regarding the Ukraine conflict, culminating in the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration.

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak offered prayers at Akshardham temple in the national capital. He was accompanied by his wife Akshata Murthy. Rishi Sunak also performed pooja and aarti at the sacred place of worship. Sunak was provided a tour of the temple.

Inside Visuals of UK PM Rishi Sunak visiting Akshardham Temple

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