Delhi is on high alert as world's most powerful leaders are coming to Delhi to attend the G20 summit.

And to ensure the safety and security, and smooth transition of the programme, India is pulling out all the stops, deploying fighter jets around the capital, painting murals on underpasses and chasing away packs of monkeys from government buildings.

This event is nothing less than a milestone for India, and its India's time to shine.

Pulling off a successful G-20 summit is about more than smart diplomacy. For months, Indian officials have plotted out the best way to fortify Delhi, a cramped and polluted city of more than 20 million people, where the crumbling beauty of ancient Mughal-era forts borders pot-holed highways jammed with buses, cars and rickshaws.

The Lutyens Delhi known for it's acres of manicured parks, sandstone monuments and stately bungalows for India’s elites where the summit will take place will be restricted.

To ease traffic, the authorities have ordered schools, banks, most private businesses and all government departments to remain shut. Borders to neighboring states will also be sealed, and over 100,000 police and security personnel are expected to patrol the streets.

Among the tools at their disposal: heavy artillery, advanced AI-based cameras, jamming devices and sniffer dogs.

Delhi have had a rich history and have survived many battles, also partition, and deadly religious riots.

The Delhi police are keen to quell the city’s activist bent and prevent protests around hot topics in India, including ethnic violence in the northeastern state of Manipur and communal clashes in some towns neighboring the capital region.

Carrying a successful summit will be a boost for India. And also PM Modi and the ruling party BJP.

Authorities have considered every conceivable safety risk, sketching out rules for the most obscure of details.

Until Sept. 12, hot air balloons are banned from sailing above the city.

India’s security apparatus is robust, the armed forces are deploying commandos, snipers, bomb disposal squads, explosive detection teams, anti-drone technology, a “quick reaction” crew for chemical and nuclear threats, long range surveillance aircraft, and fighter jets.

Source: BusinessStandard