Yet, at a time of deep global divisions, India’s presidency of the G20 is in many ways a crown of thorns, and the next two days will pose some of the toughest diplomatic challenges Mr Modi and his diplomats have confronted in several years. No previous G20 summit has been given a slip by as many leaders. Far more worrying is the prospect that for the first time since the G20 leaders started meeting in summits 15 years ago, the group might fail to come up with a joint communiqué at the end of the conclave. ADVERTISEMENTFor Mr Modi and his government, that could prove embarrassing, especially as they have turned the summit almost into a part of their campaign for next year’s Lok Sabha elections. But success or failure at the G20 summit will be much more about than the BJP’s poll prospects or, indeed, about India.

Source: The Telegraph September 09, 2023 13:37 UTC