The Modi Bunch: India's G20 Ambitions
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The world’s eyes are on Delhi as world leaders meet.
Chris Mason joins from India. Adam and Chris chat to the former head of the UK’s Foreign Office Sir Simon McDonald about India’s ambitions.
And the government’s renewable power strategy has been dealt a blow after no new offshore wind project contracts were bought by developers at a recent auction. Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of Energy UK, the body that represents the energy industry, gives her view on what went wrong.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Stephanie Mitcalf and Josh Jenkins. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The editors are Sam Bonham and Jonathan Aspinwall.
00:00 Who’s in the G20? 02:28 India’s global ambitions 21:13 No bids for offshore wind in government auction
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, I've just been looking on my phone |
| 0:06.6 | and where I am in newscast HQ is one degree hotter |
| 0:10.8 | than it is in Delhi in India. |
| 0:12.4 | And the reason I cared about that |
| 0:13.4 | is because it's where Chris Mason is for the G20. |
| 0:16.0 | Hello, yeah, you know what, it's so true. |
| 0:18.3 | I went off the plane in Delhi this morning, Friday morning. |
| 0:22.1 | And you hear all these tales about being confronted |
| 0:24.2 | by the heat as you step out of the door. |
| 0:27.3 | Well, yeah, that did happen. |
| 0:29.0 | And yes, it was very sweaty. |
| 0:30.9 | And yes, it was very sunny. |
| 0:32.7 | And then I thought, yeah, it feels a bit like London did. |
| 0:35.3 | Yesterday, before we begin though, |
| 0:37.4 | can you name all the countries that are in the G20? |
| 0:39.9 | Oh, right, that is a good one. |
| 0:43.1 | That is a good one. |
| 0:43.9 | And I'm talking to you via a contraption |
| 0:45.9 | that is plugged into my phone, |
| 0:46.9 | which means I can't cheat. |
| 0:48.2 | And my laptop, I've left in a different room. |
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