Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant is expected to be appointed as India's new G20 Sherpa, succeeding Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goel who has been tasked with other pressing duties.

• A full-time sherpa would be required as the next G-20 presidency would be coming to India in November. The person appointed to the post will need to devote a lot of time to numerous meetings that will be held in different parts of the country.
• Minister Piyush Goyal has an intensive workload in Ministries like Commerce and Industry and he is also the Leader of Rajya Sabha which was given to him after his appointment as Sherpa.
• The appointment comes ahead of India’s G20 Presidency from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023, culminating in the first-ever G20 summit to be organised by the country in 2023.