Creating awareness regarding underwater domain amidst India’s Presidency for G20
Nishtha Vishwakarma
Head of Communication and Outreach, MRC, Pune
Key Highlights
- India will chair over 200 meetings that aim to secure the economic growth and prosperity of the nations that are part of the G20
- G20 members represent more than 80% of the world’s GDP, 75% of international trade, and 60% of the world’s population
- India must consider introducing the UDA Framework for comprehensive policy and technology intervention during its ongoing presidency of the G20
- The Indo-Pacific strategic space must be included in the implementation of the UDA Framework
India has assumed the presidency
On December 1, 2022, India assumed the G20 Presidency from Indonesia and the moment was historic. With this, India will chair over 200 meetings that aim to secure the economic growth and prosperity of the nations that are part of this grouping. Now, before we delve deeper into the concept of G20 and its significance for Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA), let us first understand some basic concepts related to G20.
The G20, or Group of Twenty, is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s 20 major developed and developing economies. This makes it the premier forum for international economic cooperation. It is worth noting that G20 members represent more than 80% of the world’s GDP, 75% of international trade, and 60% of the world’s population.
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Nishtha Vishwakarma
Head of Communication and Outreach, MRC, Pune
Nishtha works in the communications and advocacy team of the Maritime Research Centre (MRC), Pune, and is also the Editor of the UDA Digest e-magazine. She is an experienced Communications professional with a demonstrated history of working in the public policy and advocacy domain. She completed her post-graduation in Public Relations and Corporate Communications at XIC, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Further, she works as a Media Researcher at a renowned media institution.