Shaktikanta Das, former secretary of Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), has been appointed as India's G20 Sherpa.
- His term will end on December 31, 2018
- There are two tracks in G 20 - Finance Track and Development Track.
- Finance Track is managed by the Secretary (Economic Affairs) as India's Deputy to G20 and the Development Track is coordinated by the Sherpa.
- The Department of Economic Affairs will provide necessary support to the Sherpa.
- Panagariya was appointed India's Sherpa for G20 talks in September 2015,
- Sherpas, who are representatives of leaders of G20 member countries, coordinate on the agenda of the summit.
- As per practice, the deputy chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission used to be the Sherpa for G20 talks.
- The G20, a central forum for international cooperation on financial and economic issues, accounts for more than four-fifths of gross world product and is home to almost two-thirds of the world's population.
