Mr Jaishankar said the development ministerial meeting of the G20 is an opportunity for "us to demonstrate solidarity on these development issues."
He underlined the growing data divide and said high-quality data is critical to meaningful policy-making.
Earlier, they were welcomed in a traditional way at Namo Ghat.
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