PM and spouse Akshata Murty go to Hindu temple on remaining day of G20 in India
The couple spent a number of the morning on the 100-acre Akshardham temple in New Delhi.
Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty, each practising Hindus, joined in with Sanskrit singing as they made prayer choices to a golden statue of Lord Swaminarayan.
Afterwards, the couple headed to affix different G20 leaders on the Raj Ghat memorial within the metropolis, with one of many memorials devoted to the Indian independence chief Mahatma Gandhi.
Mr Sunak will later participate within the remaining session of the summit, known as One Future, the place the main target will likely be on transformative applied sciences, earlier than flying again to the UK.
Ahead of the session, the British chief introduced a report UK contribution to a global local weather change fund in reply to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name for extra financing to help growing nations.
Downing Street introduced that Britain will present two billion US {dollars} (£1.6 billion) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for 2024-27.
No 10 officers mentioned it marked the largest single funding dedication the UK has made to assist the world sort out local weather change.
It comes after Mr Modi, who as chief of India is president of the G20 this 12 months, made a name forward of the summit for wealthier nations to supply help for growing nations which are battling in opposition to the impression of local weather change, which is being skilled within the type of harsher climate circumstances and rising sea ranges.
In an article printed in a bunch of worldwide publications, together with The Times, Mr Modi mentioned: “Ambitions for climate action must be matched with actions on climate finance and transfer of technology.”
The bumper local weather change contribution comes within the context of the UK and India negotiating a possible free commerce deal, with Mr Sunak and his Indian counterpart broaching the subject throughout talks on the fringes of the summit on Saturday.
Speaking after their dialog, Mr Sunak signalled that there was optimism the 2 nations may “work through” the ultimate negotiation hurdles.
In an surprising transfer on the summit, India managed to safe a joint settlement on Saturday, with all 20 of the world’s prime economies signing-off on wording in relation to the scenario in Ukraine.
Mr Sunak mentioned he thought a “very strong” joint message about Moscow’s assault had been made “under Prime Minister Modi and India’s presidency” of the G20, notably on the impression of the Kremlin’s blockade of Ukrainian grain.
But Ukraine hit out on the communique after Russia and China objected even to language that that they had agreed to final 12 months on the G20 summit in Bali when Moscow’s “aggression” was cited.
The remaining assertion this 12 months, launched a day earlier than the formal shut of the summit, highlighted the “human suffering and negative added impacts of the war in Ukraine”, however didn’t point out Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
The Ukrainian international ministry tweeted: “In terms of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, G20 has nothing to be proud of.”
Mr Putin stayed away from the Indian summit, with the Prime Minister saying his absence confirmed how the authoritarian chief was “completely isolated” on the world stage.