Buenos Aires, Dec 1: India to host G20 Summit in 2022 when India celebrates the 75th year of Independence Day. 

"It's India's 75th Independence Day in 2022 and we had requested Italy if we can get '22 instead of '21 (for hosting G20 summit). They accepted our request, others accepted it too. I'm grateful and I invite leadership from across the world to come to India in 2022, " news agency ANI quoted PM Modi as saying.

Japan will be hosting the event in 2019. Italy was supposed to host the summit in 2022 but it will host the event in 2021.

More details awaited.