G20 Johannesburg Summit: PM Modi proposes six initiatives, cites Integral Humanism
PM Narendra Modi addressed both sessions on the opening day of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on 22 November 2025 â his 12th participation in G20 Summits.
Summary
At the first G20 Summit held in Africa, PM Modi said new parameters of development were needed and suggested India's idea of 'Integral Humanism'. He proposed six initiatives: a G20 Global Traditional Knowledge Repository, a G20-Africa Skills Multiplier to create one million certified trainers in Africa, a G20 Global Healthcare Response Team, a G20 Open Satellite Data Partnership, a G20 Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative and a G20 Initiative on Countering the Drug-Terror Nexus. In the session on a resilient world, he said disaster resilience should be 'development-centric' rather than 'response-centric'.
Key facts
- Summit
- G20 Leaders' Summit, Johannesburg (first in Africa)
- Host
- President Cyril Ramaphosa
- PM's G20 count
- 12th participation
- Philosophy cited
- Integral Humanism
- Skills proposal
- G20-Africa Skills Multiplier â 1 million certified trainers
- Other proposals
- Traditional Knowledge Repository; Healthcare Response Team; Open Satellite Data Partnership; Critical Minerals Circularity; Countering Drug-Terror Nexus
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The G20 Johannesburg Summit (November 2025) marked PM Narendra Modi's participation in G20 Summits for the:
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Correct answer: C â 12th time
The PMO said this was the Prime Minister's 12th participation in G20 Summits.
Which of the following was NOT among the six initiatives proposed by PM Modi at the G20 Johannesburg Summit?
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Correct answer: D â G20 Global Carbon Tax Mechanism
The six proposals were the Traditional Knowledge Repository, Africa Skills Multiplier, Global Healthcare Response Team, Open Satellite Data Partnership, Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative and the Initiative on Countering the Drug-Terror Nexus. No carbon tax mechanism was proposed.
At the G20 Johannesburg Summit, PM Modi suggested that which idea rooted in India's civilizational wisdom be explored as a new development parameter?
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Correct answer: A â Integral Humanism
The PM said the idea of 'Integral Humanism', which takes a holistic view of humans, society and nature, must be explored.
Consider the following statements about the G20 Johannesburg Summit, 2025: 1. It was the first G20 Summit held in Africa. 2. PM Modi said disaster resilience should be 'response-centric' rather than 'development-centric'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A â 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 reverses the PM's point: he said the approach should be development-centric rather than response-centric.