Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. “Interacted with Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, on the sidelines of the Johannesburg G20 Summit,” he announced on X. Earlier that day, Modi addressed the third G20 session, titled “A Fair and a Just Future for All – Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence.” He urged a fundamental shift in how critical technologies are promoted, insisting that they be “human‑centric” instead of “finance‑centric,” “global” rather than “national,” and based on “open source” rather than proprietary models. To ensure AI benefits everyone, Modi called for a global compact built on transparency, human oversight, safety‑by‑design, and misuse prevention. He also revealed that India will host the AI Impact Summit in February 2026 under the theme “Sarvajanam Hitaya, Sarvajanam Sukhaya” (Welfare for all, Happiness for all) and invited all G20 members to participate.
During the summit, Modi also spoke with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. “Interacted with Mr. Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. India and Jamaica are bound by a friendship shaped by history and enriched by cultural linkages. Our partnership continues to grow with a deep commitment to collective progress,” he posted on X. He met Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, noting the rapidly expanding bilateral ties in energy, technology, innovation, and water resources. “Met Mr. Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Government of the Netherlands, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. The bilateral partnership between our nations is growing rapidly in areas like water resources, innovation, technology and energy. We will keep working to deepen trade and investment linkages in the times to come,” Modi wrote. He also held a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, discussing ways to strengthen commerce, culture, investment, and cooperation in technology, skilling, AI, critical minerals, and more. “Had an excellent meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. We reviewed the full range of the India‑South Africa partnership, especially in boosting linkages of commerce, culture, investment and diversifying cooperation in technology, skilling, AI, critical minerals and more. Congratulated President Ramaphosa for South Africa’s successful G20 Presidency,” he added.
In addition, Modi took part in the India‑Brazil‑South Africa (IBSA) Leaders’ Meeting. He stressed the importance of close coordination between India, Brazil and South Africa in countering terrorism, noting that double standards have no place in the fight. He suggested institutionalizing an IBSA National Security Advisor level meeting to further this objective.
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