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10-09-2023
Bureau Report + Agencies
NEW DELHI: World leaders have formally adopted the joint declaration at the G20 summit held in India.
Ukraine has expressed its disappointment at the declaration, which does not name Russia or directly criticize it for the war.
The summit was marked by the absence of Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.
The two-day event saw big moments, including the African Union being made a permanent member of the G20.
India has formally handed over the G20 presidency to Brazil, which will take over in December.
The G20 leaders have paid their respects at a Gandhi memorial on the final day of the summit.
Russia praises the G20 consensus declaration that avoided direct criticism of Moscow for the war in Ukraine as “balanced”.
China and Europe should unite and cooperate against global uncertainties, Premier Li Qiang tells the European Union chief on the summit’s sidelines.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested in Brazil if he attends the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro next year.
Discussions around the war in Ukraine proved the most contentious issue discussed at the G20, an EU official says.
According to recent polls, most Indians believe that global respect for India has risen during Narendra Modi’s tenure as prime minister.
A Pew Research Centre poll on the eve of the G20 summit found that Modi and India’s global influence are “viewed favorably” at home.
A domestic poll by CSDS-NDTV had 54% of respondents saying that India was now a world leader under Modi’s leadership. (Some 27% didn’t agree.)
Many believe the summit unofficially kick starts a not-so-subtle campaign for the general election next year. Modi’s photograph adorns G20 posters all over the capital, Delhi, and many other parts of the country but the question is: will the G20 boost Modi’s standing with voters?
Under his leadership, the BJP has won two general elections and emerged as India’s strongest party. On the other hand, it controls only half of India’s 28 states and polls indicate people are unhappy with rising joblessness and inflation.
Yet, pollsters say Modi is poised to win a record third successive term. A small part of this could be due to a popular perception that he has increased India’s global stature.
