Highlights: Decoding G20 - NDTV's Mega Conclave

Delhi becomes unlivable for three months a year, noted G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant, underlining the severe economic and health burden of air pollution.

Global growth figures are not expected to witness a positive trend according to the OECD, which estimates that the global economy is on course to slow down from 3.3% last year to 2.9% in 2025 and 2026.

Critically needed economic growth in Africa is being held back by high borrowing costs imposed by international lenders, with unpredictable US policy changes adding to the strain, the head of the G20 panel on the continent said.

Priyanka Chaturvedi, a member of an all-party delegation that is carrying India's anti-terrorism message, said that Pakistan "shakes hands with you and then bites you on your back".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India's maiden human spaceflight, expected in early 2027, highlights the country's rising aspirations.

India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has shared his two cents on the work-life balance debate. The former NITI Aayog CEO stated that India's ambition to become a $30 trillion economy means hard work, rather than work-life balance.

An alarm is rising over Washington's potential withdrawal from global institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, with the no-show of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at G20 meetings adding to the anxiety.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with his counterparts from Singapore and Brazil on the sidelines of G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in South Africa's Johannesburg on Thursday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would skip Group of 20 talks this month in South Africa, accusing the host government of an "anti-American" agenda.

Delhi had decked up for the G20 summit, world leaders had flown in and the Centre's bureaucratic machinery was working overtime to ensure a perfect show