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PM at the G20 Johannesburg Summit, the first in Africa

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PM at the G20 Johannesburg Summit, the first in Africa (GS2 · Groupings, 22 November 2025)
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What happened

  • The PM attended the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on 22 November 2025, his 12th G20 summit; it was the first G20 summit held in Africa [PIB].
  • He welcomed work under South Africa’s presidency on skilled migration, tourism, food security, AI, digital economy and women’s empowerment [PIB].

Background

  • The PM said the idea of “Integral Humanism” should guide new development parameters [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Four Global South presidencies in a row (Indonesia, India, Brazil, South Africa) shifted the G20 agenda toward development.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Groupings

  1. As per PIB (2025-11-22): the PM attended the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg on 22 November 2025, his 12th G20 summit; it was the first G20 summit held in Africa.
  2. Four Global South presidencies in a row (Indonesia, India, Brazil, South Africa) shifted the G20 agenda toward development.
Quotable data point

The PM attended the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg on 22 November 2025, his 12th G20 summit.

PIB: PMO: PM at G20 Summit Johannesburg, 22 Nov 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Mains: G20 and Global South.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

G20 2025 summit city

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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This was the PM's G20 summit number

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

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Idea the PM proposed

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: PMO: PM at G20 Summit Johannesburg, 22 Nov 2025

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