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.