NEW DELHI, India—US President Joe Biden heads to India for the G20 summit this weekend aiming to capitalize on the
Deep disagreements on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the phasing out of fossil fuels and debt restructuring will dominate talks and likely hamper agreements at the two-day meeting in New Delhi.
Beijing also bristles at India’s membership in the so-called Quad, a security partnership with Australia, Japan and the United States that China views as an effort to contain its influence in Asia. The ongoing war in Ukraine also overshadows the event, with Russian President Vladimir Putin set to miss the meeting and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov taking his place at the table.
The global crises facing the bloc are “far more difficult, more complicated, more worrisome than it has been for a long time”, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar told India’s NDTV news channel ahead of the meeting. “India’s emergence as the world’s fastest-growing economy and its inclusive approach is good news for the Global South”, said Sujan Chinoy, a former Indian diplomat and head of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.
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