PM makes strong pitch for politics-free economic reforms at Brisbane

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Brisbane International Airport ahead of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia on November 15, 2014.

Meeting G20 leaders for the first time in a summit, PM Modi made it clear that repatriation of unaccounted Indian black money abroad is his government's priority and also sent a message that economic reforms should be insulated from politics.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit in Brisbane November 15, 2014. The host PM vowed that the summit will deliver on an initiative to add $2 trillion to the global GDP, add more than 2 per cent to the global economic growth and millions of jobs.

US President Barack Obama waves as he and other leaders leave after a group photo at the G20 summit in Brisbane on November 15, 2014.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters it was for the first time that there is focus on the "security dimensions" of black money.