G20 and India’s Soft Power — SSB Lecturette Speech Outline
Hosting is symbolism — delivery is the test. Use this outline under a 3-minute prep clock, then speak without reading.
Opening hook (~40 seconds)
When India hosted the G20, the world did not only visit a venue — it watched whether a large democracy can convene rivals in one room.
Body — three points (~90 seconds)
- Soft power is culture, vaccines, digital public goods and a voice for the Global South — not only monuments.
- A successful presidency is measured in follow-up: debt, climate finance, and whether documents become projects.
- For SSB, show you follow foreign policy at headline-plus-one-detail level.
Closing line (~50 seconds)
Hosting a summit is a weekend. Being useful to the world is a decade.
What to avoid
Do not recite the full guest list. One outcome is enough.
Practise with the hub timer and the Lecturette GTO guide (3-3-3 structure, body language, chit selection).