Editorial | India’s role on global stage continues to grow

India’s celebration of its G20 Presidency can be seen as a demonstration of its emerging soft power, as it showcases the country’s growing influence and reputation on the global stage.

Acc to thehindu.com, U.S Officials while Speaking to community leaders and local Indian media reporters during a trip to Silicon Valley last week, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nancy Izzo Jackson said that India’s presidency of the G20 will help the country intensify its growth in every sphere.

India has taken over the Presidency of the G20 on December 1 last year.

“As we look at India’s Presidency of G20, we know that India’s role on the global stage continues to grow. And so does the U.S.-India relationship,” Ms. Jackson said

The interaction was organised by Ajay Jain Bhutoria, a member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, wherein a visiting team of senior State Department officials met eminent Indian American community members to brief them on the status of India-U.S. ties, the importance of the diaspora in this and address their questions.