G20 Summit

What is Baliyatra, the Odisha festival with ancient links to Indonesia

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Baliyatra in Odisha

In his address to the Indian diaspora in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the annual Baliyatra on the banks of the Mahanadi in Cuttack, which celebrates the ancient trade relations between India and Indonesia. This year’s Baliyatra, which concluded on Thursday, also found a place in the … Read more

Biden digs in on diplomacy as fellow G20 leaders don matching white shirts to plant mangrove trees

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Biden digs in on diplomacy as fellow G20 leaders don matching white shirts (the president wore blue) while he and Macron are told to ‘immerse yourselves in the beauty of nature’ Biden joined G20 leaders for mangrove sapling planting in Bali Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov wasn’t there The event was delayed while Biden huddled … Read more