At the UN Security Council, not a single statement has been passed so far as a result of vetoes by both sides. As every Indian ministerial meeting ended without success in a joint statement, India’s negotiating team took the more considered approach — to achieve consensus on other issues, before tackling the paragraphs on Ukraine. The Declaration statement achieved what is truly impossible in today’s global polarisation. In that, India’s “middle path” policy has been its biggest strength, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal outreach to many G-20 leaders over the year. To that end, Mr. Modi’s decision to hold a virtual “review” meeting in November, before India gives up its presidency, is a chance to ensure implementation and scrutiny of the decisions made over the weekend, that has been dubbed “India’s G-20 moment”.

Source: The Hindu September 12, 2023 02:31 UTC