G-20 2

The draft declaration is understood to reflect India’s
view that it was too early to adopt an exit strategy from the
stimulus package, but left it to individual countries to adopt
measures after some time, Indian officials involved in the
hectic negotiations said.

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Montek Singh
Ahluwalia, was India's pointsman in the negotiations as Singh
met world leaders.

At the dinner Thursday night, the Prime Minister and
his wife, Gursharan Kaur, were warmly received by Obama and
the First Lady, Mitchelle.

After an affectionate handshake, the Prime Minister
had some consultations with him for a couple of minutes before
they got into deliberations in the environment-friendly Phipps
Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, called the "Green Heart of
Pittsburgh."

The White House statement said dramatic changes in the
world economy have not always been reflected in the global
architecture for economic cooperation.

"This all started to change today. The G-20 leaders
reached a historic agreement to put the G-20 at the centre of
their efforts to work together to build a durable recovery
while avoiding the financial fragilities that led to the
crisis," it said. (MORE) PTI