G20 Summit: With India all set to host the two-day G20 Summit starting Saturday, September 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked forward to having productive discussions with world leaders in the national capital during the event. The G20 Summit 2023—the first time India is hosting such a powerful group of world leaders—will have a long list of leaders, including US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and France President Emmanuel Macron, in attendance, wherein they will hold talks to find solutions to some of the world's pressing problems.

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In addition to the G20 discussions, PM Modi will also be holding bilateral meetings with several leaders to further deepen the bonds of friendship and cooperation. The theme of the 2023 G20 summit is derived from the Sanskrit phrase "vasudhaiva kutumbakam", meaning "the world is one family".

Here's the full schedule, detailing the tentative agenda, of the two-day G20 Summit, scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September 9 and September 10: 

G20 Summit Day 1: September 9
Time Activity
0930-1030 Arrival of leaders and heads of delegations at the Summit Venue, Bharat Mandapam
  Welcome photograph with the Prime Minister at Tree of Life Foyer, Level 2, Bharat Mandapam
  Leaders and heads of delegation assemble in Leaders' Lounge, Level 2, Bharat Mandapam
1030-1330 Session 1: One Earth at Summit Hall, Level 2, Bharat Mandapam
  Working lunch
1330-1500 Bilateral meetings at Level 1, Bharat Mandapam
1500-1645 Session II: One Family at Summit Hall, Level 2, Bharat Mandapam
  Return to hotels
1900-2000 Arrival of leaders and heads of delegation for dinner
  Welcome photograph on arrival
2000-2115 Conversation over dinner
2110-2145 Leaders and heads of delegation assemble in Leaders' Lounge, Level 2, Bharat Mandapam
  Departure for hotels from South or West Plaza
G20 Summit Day 2: September 10
Time Activity
0815-0900 Arrival of leaders and heads of delegations at Rajghat (in individual motorcades)
  Signing of Peace Wall inside the Leaders' Lounge at Rajghat
0900-0920 Laying of wreaths at Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi
  Live performance of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite devotional songs
920 Leaders and heads of delegations move to Leaders' Lounge
  Departure for Bharat Mandapam in individual motorcades
0940-1015 Arrival of leaders and heads of delegation at Bharat Mandapam
1015-1028 Tree planting ceremony at South Plaza, Level 2, Bharat Mandapam
1030-1230 Session III: One Future at Summit Hall, Level 2, Bharat Mandapam
  Adoption of the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration