Advertisement The G-20 continues to be rocked by deep divisions. The Russia-Ukraine war has presented it with the biggest test yet. This weekend’s summit in New Delhi showcases the great power politics pulling and pushing the grouping in different directions, as the Global South’s middle powers continue to demand reforms to the current global order. … Read more
Advertisement Ahead of India’s hosting of the G-20 summit of leading economies, its prime minister invited 125 mostly developing countries to a virtual meeting in January to signal New Delhi’s intention to be their champion on the world stage. As the leaders logged onto Zoom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed major challenges he said could … Read more
The Debate | Opinion | South Asia Rather than setting an agenda that would put forward the voices of the Global South and the world’s most marginalized, India has used its G-20 presidency for cynically domestic political purposes. Commuters walk past a banner with Indian Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi photograph welcoming delegates of the G-20 foreign ministers meeting, in … Read more
The Pulse | Diplomacy | South Asia The map has been published ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi which President Xi Jinping is expected to attend. Siyom Bridge over the Siyom River in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh is among scores of infrastructure projects built by the Indian government to improve connectivity in areas bordering … Read more
Flashpoints | Diplomacy | South Asia Ukraine is not a G-20 member, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to participate in last year’s G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. Advertisement India is not planning to invite Ukraine to the summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations in September, its external affairs minister said Thursday. “In our view, … Read more