Avoiding large scale conflicts has been a common theme in international politics since the Second World War. Laws, treaties, and organisations were created to avoid the horrors witnessed in the Second World War. However, with time, the nature of conflicts also evolved. To navigate newer forms of conflicts, newer approaches to cooperation were established, of which the group of 20 or the G20 is one. Founded in 1999 after the Asian Financial crisis to discuss global economic and financial issues, the G20 was upgraded to the levels of heads of state in 2007, during the global financial crisis. In 2009 it was designated as the premier forum for international economic cooperation. India assumed the presidency of the group in December 2022 amidst various sorts of turmoil ranging from the Russia-Ukraine crisis, an impending food crisis, slowing global economic growth and the COVID 19 pandemic.