The possibility of a joint communique remains uncertain as the Ukraine conflict continues to come in the way of a consensus
The G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Bali last year ended in sharp exchanges and walkouts. But this time, along with all the heat, will there also be a little light?
The just-concluded Bali summit fails to put behind war worries and draw up a concrete action plan to mitigate the economic constraints that the world is facing today. Can India’s presidency set a practical agenda for the bloc?
India could take a lesson from the Biden-Xi meeting, which showed that despite differences on outstanding issues, one could find ways to engage with each other and not let the differences turn into a conflict. Even then, India would not lower its guard along the LAC.
Taking the gavel from Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India would attempt "to take Indonesia's commendable initiatives forward".
While the US wants to co-operate with China on ‘transnational challenges’ such as climate change, global macroeconomic stability, health and global food security, on the economic front it will continue to ‘compete vigorously’, code for saying that the economic war will continue
Apart from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its impact on the global economy, another interesting development was a meeting between US President Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday.
Sunak warned that Russia is trying to 'asphyxiate the global economy' as he laid out a five-point plan of action for the Group of 20 of the world's largest economies which are meeting in Bali this week.
PM Modi, who received a traditional and colourful welcome upon his arrival at the airport in Bali, said he look forward to having discussions with world leaders on the global issues during his visit.
This is their first face to face meeting after Biden became president two years back.
Seventeen world leaders -- barring Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the leaders of Mexico and Brazil -- will seek solutions to myriad global crises on the Muslim-majority country's mostly Hindu "Island of Gods".