Pathbreaking, Historic,  Transformational – the list of adjectives describing India’s G20 presidency is a long one. India`s stewardship of the G20 in a polarised world has been widely praised and dissected in international media, academic, and strategic circles for reinvigorating multilateralism and bridging divides in a conflicted world. This book presents original perspectives and insights by practitioners, diplomats, and strategic experts that illuminate the multi-faceted legacy of India’s G20 presidency.

With the baton passing on to Brazil in 2023-2024 and South Africa in 2024-2025, the book dives deep into ideas and themes that animate the legacy of India’s G20 presidency and the lessons it holds for the successive presidencies of the Global South and the future evolution of this global grouping. Incisive essays and commentaries by the key figures who steered India’s G20 presidency provide an insider’s view on behind-the-scenes developments that culminated in the success of the New Delhi summit in September 2023.

Edited by Manish Chand, a leading foreign policy expert and author, India’s G20 Legacy: Shaping a New World Order is an invaluable reference for policy-makers, practitioners, scholars, students, and strategic experts. The book brings out vividly how visionary leadership and a pragmatic approach can rally the world around a transformational global agenda, paving the way for a new world order.

A veteran journalist, author, and international relations expert, Manish Chand is Founder-CEO, India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org) and Director, Centre for Global India Insights (CGII), a think tank focused on global affairs. He is Editor-in-Chief, India and the World magazine-journal.

An alumnus of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, he has edited many books, including Journeys Across Continents: A New India on the Global Stage, a unique narrative of PM Modi`s journeys to various foreign countries. He is the Editor of Two Billion Dreams: Celebrating India-Africa Friendship; Co-editor of India-Africa Partnership: Towards Sustainable Development; and Co-editor of Engaging with Resurgent Africa.

He has been interviewed by many media organizations and has made presentations at international conferences. He has worked with India`s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on special publications and conferences. He has travelled to over 80 countries, including overseas visits by India’s Prime Minister and multilateral summits. His book of poems, titled, Quatrains in Quarantine, will be published shortly.