Kithana acha he Modi! #G20OsakaSummit https://t.co/BC6DyuX4lf — Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) 1561765703000

Deepening the close & multifaceted strategic partnership PM @narendramodi & Brazilian President @jairbolsonaro hel… https://t.co/TO2UhvOi6C — Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) 1561770232000

PM @narendramodi & Turkish President @RTErdogan met on the margins of #G20OsakaSummit. Discussions focused on trade… https://t.co/4ooW8sprA3 — Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) 1561783660000

NEW DELHI/OSAKA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ran a meeting marathon at the G-20 summit at Osaka with nine bilateral meetings, two plurilaterals and one multilateral (Brics) that covered a range of issues from trade, counter-terrorism, energy, climate change, maritime security and Iran.On Saturday, Modi finished with six important bilateral meetings with leaders of Indonesia , Brazil, Turkey , Australia, Singapore and Chile. The new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tweeted a selfie with Modi with the comment “kithana acha hai Modi” and the Indian leader reciprocated, by referring to Morrison as “mate” and noting he was “stoked about the energy” of India-Australia ties.Modi began Saturday with a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), who has also recently been re-elected and whose stress on maritime security offers synergies for India. The discussions ended with the meeting with Morrison.Altogether Modi met leaders of Japan, US, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Germany, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey and Australia and also had eight pull-aside meetings with Thailand , Vietnam, World Bank, UNSG, France, Italy, Singapore and Chile. As in Beunos Aires, he participated in two plurilaterals — JAI (Japan-America-India) and RIC (Russia-India-China) and also met the Indian community.With Jokowi, Modi discussed trade and investment, defence and maritime issues. India is developing the Sabang port in Indonesia, a big strategic step in the nation that straddles crucial waterways in the Indian Ocean. “Beginning Day 2 of the #G20 Summit by meeting a valued friend. PM @narendramodi holds talks with President @jokowi on ways to deepen India-Indonesia cooperation,” the PMO tweeted.In a tweet, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “Taking forward the comprehensive strategic partnership...Discussed expanding cooperation in trade & investment, defence, maritime, space & exchanged views on Indo-Pacific vision”.Soon after, Modi met Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro with a focus on trade and investment, agriculture and bio-fuels in the context of climate change. “Deepening the close & multifaceted strategic partnership. PM @narendramodi & Brazilian President @jairbolsonaro held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral relationship,” Kumar tweeted.Modi’s talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan covered defence and counter-terrorism. They talked about the strong development partnership between India and Turkey. “A productive meeting with President @RTErdogan on the sidelines of the #G20 Summit. Both talked about the strong development partnership between India and Turkey,” the PMO tweeted.In his meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison , Prime Minister Modi had “good discussions on enhancing cooperation in sports, mining technology, defence and maritime cooperation and Indo-Pacific”. The bonhomie between Morrison and Modi was on full display with the Australian Prime Minister’s selfie going viral. Modi also had pull-aside meetings with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, with whom he has a good rapport, and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and exchanged views on strengthening bilateral relations.