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Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Sunday (November 23, 2025) met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa connected the sidelines of the G20 Summit successful Johannesburg and the 2 leaders discussed practice successful assorted areas, including trade, investment, mining, captious minerals, AI and nutrient security.
“PM @narendramodi held a lukewarm and productive gathering with President @CyrilRamaphosa of South Africa,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted connected societal media aft the meeting.
He said the discussions focused connected further practice successful trade, investment, mining, captious minerals, AI, Digital Public Infrastructure, accomplishment improvement and nutrient security.
"The leaders discussed initiating speech of younker delegations for enhancing exertion and radical to radical ties,” Jaiswal added.
PM @narendramodi held a lukewarm and productive gathering with President @CyrilRamaphosa of South Africa.
PM congratulated President Ramaphosa & South Africa for the palmy presidency of @G20. Discussions focused connected further practice successful trade, investment, mining, critical… pic.twitter.com/2VBZUZ7Xhh
Mr. Modi besides congratulated the South African person connected the palmy presidency of the G20 acme this year.
“PM congratulated President Ramaphosa & South Africa for the palmy presidency of @G20,” Jaiswal added.
South Africa is hosting the archetypal G20 Summit being held successful Africa. The African Union became a subordinate of the G20 during India’s presidency successful 2023.
This is PM Modi's 4th authoritative sojourn to South Africa, pursuing his bilateral sojourn successful 2016 and aboriginal for the 2 BRICS summits successful 2018 and 2023.
South Africa is the largest trading spouse of India successful the African region. Bilateral commercialized betwixt India and South Africa stood astatine $19.25 cardinal successful 2023-24.
Indian businesses person invested implicit $1.3 cardinal successful South Africa from April 2000 to September 2024. These investments traverse divers sectors, encompassing pharmaceuticals, IT, automotive, banking, and mining.
On Saturday (November 22, 2025), upon reaching the G20 Summit venue successful Johannesburg, Mr. Modi thanked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa “for the lukewarm invited and for organising this important Summit”.
Addressing the opening league of the G20 Leaders’ Meeting, Modi called for a profound rethink of planetary improvement parameters and projected the constitution of a G20 inaugural to antagonistic the drug-terror nexus and a planetary healthcare effect team.
Mr., Modi is visiting Johannesburg from November 21 to 23 to be the 20th G20 Leaders' Summit.
