"Right Presidency At Right Time": UK Minister On India's G20 Leadership

Tom Tugendhat said India is providing leadership to the G-20 at a time when the world is facing a plethora of challenges.

India's G20 presidency has been "incredibly important" as it offered effective leadership in addressing various global challenges including that of food security, British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said.

"It's quite clear to me that this is the right presidency at the right time," Tugendhat said.

Under its G-20 presidency, India has been flagging concerns of the Global South including in areas of food, fuel and fertiliser besides focusing on ensuring inclusive global growth, speedy implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and green development among others.