After US President Donald Trump announced a boycott of the G20 in South Africa, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the “self-styled Vishwaguru” would now certainly attend the summit in South Africa.
The Congress party had earlier claimed that PM Modi was “avoiding” a face-to-face meeting with Trump, which is why he did not attend the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur last month. The prime minister had addressed the summit virtually.
“Now that President Trump has announced that he will not be attending the G20 summit in South Africa a few days hence on Nov 22-23, we can be certain that the self-styled Vishwaguru will himself attend in person. Kabhi na kabi, kahin na kahin... (sometime, somewhere),” the AICC general secretary, communications, said in a post on X, alluding to the PM.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he stopped the India-Pakistan conflict in May using trade, which India denies, maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations of the two militaries.
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On Friday, Trump said it is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa later this month, announcing that no American official will attend the summit as long as “human rights abuses” against the ethnic minority group of Afrikaners continue in the country.
“Afrikaners (People who are descended from Dutch settlers, and also French and German immigrants) are being killed and slaughtered, and their land and farms are being illegally confiscated,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
“I look forward to hosting the 2026 G20 in Miami, Florida!” Trump added.
He also asked for South Africa to be removed from the Group of 20.
The G20 summit is scheduled to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22-23, 2025.
The G20, also known as the Group of 20, is an international forum which brings together the world’s major economies to discuss and coordinate global economic policy and other key international issues. It includes 19 countries plus the European Union (EU). The countries include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the EU.
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