Amid China’s ‘objection’ to Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, India says it is the inspiration for G20 theme

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Amid studies suggesting that China objected to the phrase ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ at a G20 assembly because it was in Sanskrit (which isn’t an official language of the UN), India on Friday stated it was the inspiration for the theme of the G20 underneath India’s Presidency.

“As you are aware, the theme of the G20 Presidency in English is One Earth One Family One Future. This is based on our civilisational ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam which has received widespread support and permeates many of the initiatives that India has brought to the G20 Agenda and this also finds a mention in the G20 logo which has the verse in Sanskrit and English,” stated Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Friday.

In the result doc after the G20 Energy Transistions Working Group assembly in Goa on twentieth July, China apparently was reluctant to just accept the phrase, arguing that Sanskrit was not recognised by the United Nations which has Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish as its official languages.

However, sources level out that China was the one exception as the opposite members noticed nothing mistaken with it.

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Several members stated that India because the chair of the G20 had the proper to take a name on such issues.

However, although the objections had been raised orally, the Sanskrit phrase has been retained within the emblem and letterhead of every doc however the closing doc solely had the English model.

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is the theme of India’s G20 presidency. It is impressed from the Maha Upanishad, an previous Sanskrit scripture. The theme basically highlights the significance of all life—human, animal, plant, and microorganism—in addition to their interdependence on Earth and throughout the universe. The theme additionally exemplifies LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), which highlights the significance of environmentally sustainable and accountable life-style decisions, each on the particular person and nationwide stage, in making a cleaner, greener, and bluer future.

The G20 Presidency additionally heralds for India the beginning of “Amritkaal,” a 25-year interval commencing from the seventy fifth anniversary of its independence on August 15, 2022, main as much as the centenary of its independence.

Meanwhile, India is now gearing up for the G20 Summit to be held in Delhi on September ninth and tenth.

NEW DELHI: Amid studies suggesting that China objected to the phrase ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ at a G20 assembly because it was in Sanskrit (which isn’t an official language of the UN), India on Friday stated it was the inspiration for the theme of the G20 underneath India’s Presidency.

“As you are aware, the theme of the G20 Presidency in English is One Earth One Family One Future. This is based on our civilisational ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam which has received widespread support and permeates many of the initiatives that India has brought to the G20 Agenda and this also finds a mention in the G20 logo which has the verse in Sanskrit and English,” stated Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Friday.

In the result doc after the G20 Energy Transistions Working Group assembly in Goa on twentieth July, China apparently was reluctant to just accept the phrase, arguing that Sanskrit was not recognised by the United Nations which has Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish as its official languages.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

However, sources level out that China was the one exception as the opposite members noticed nothing mistaken with it.

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Several members stated that India because the chair of the G20 had the proper to take a name on such issues.

However, although the objections had been raised orally, the Sanskrit phrase has been retained within the emblem and letterhead of every doc however the closing doc solely had the English model.

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is the theme of India’s G20 presidency. It is impressed from the Maha Upanishad, an previous Sanskrit scripture. The theme basically highlights the significance of all life—human, animal, plant, and microorganism—in addition to their interdependence on Earth and throughout the universe. The theme additionally exemplifies LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), which highlights the significance of environmentally sustainable and accountable life-style decisions, each on the particular person and nationwide stage, in making a cleaner, greener, and bluer future.

The G20 Presidency additionally heralds for India the beginning of “Amritkaal,” a 25-year interval commencing from the seventy fifth anniversary of its independence on August 15, 2022, main as much as the centenary of its independence.

Meanwhile, India is now gearing up for the G20 Summit to be held in Delhi on September ninth and tenth.