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\nIn view of objection raised by some G-20 countries as a result of diplomatic efforts by Pakistan, the venue of the G-20 summit is likely to be shifted from previously announced Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to New Delhi in India.
\nThough the Modi government has not yet confirmed the development, reports in the Indian media suggest the key infrastructure is being built in Delhi\u2019s Pragati Maidan. The announcement by the Modi government to host the event in disputed Jammu and Kashmir triggered diplomatic tensions as some important G-20 countries including China not supported the idea.
\n\u201cIndia is expected to host the G-20 summit in Delhi, while a number of states have been asked to suggest venues for about 100 \u201cpreparatory\u201d meetings expected to be held between December 2022 and November 2023 during India\u2019s G-20 presidency,\u201d Chennai based newspaper, The Hindu quoted officials saying.
\n\u201cConstruction for conference halls, and new hotels to house the 20 heads of state and thousands of officials and delegates is already underway, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a nearly Rs 1,000-crore Integrated Transit Corridor Project this month to connect the Pragati Maidan headquarters to other key locations.\u201d
\nWithin a day after the announcement was made, Islamabad sharply reacted and announced it will approach the G-20 members to reject the venue. Soon, China too opposed the holding of G-20 meeting in disputed Jammu and Kashmir.
\nThe Hindu reported that the \u201cconfusion emerged\u201d after the letter issued by Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary Manoj Kumar Dwivedi appeared in the media, dated June 23 sanctioning the constitution of a 5-member committee for the \u201coverall coordination of G-20 meetings\u201d in Jammu and Kashmir. It was followed by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha announcing it to be a \u201cmatter of privilege\u201d to host the G-20 summit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SRINAGAR In view of objection raised by some G-20 countries as a result of diplomatic efforts by Pakistan, the venue of the G-20 summit is likely to be shifted from previously announced Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to New Delhi in India. Though the Modi government has not yet confirmed the development, reports in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n