G20
The G20’s approach on debt has failed
A crisis that will set back many developing countries for decades has been brewing since the onset of the pandemic. The debt defaults began slowly in 2020 but are now speeding up;…
India’s G20 set new agendas
The G20 leadership baton will soon pass from India to Brazil with momentum on issues involving the environment, human security, equality and equity. India’s G20 presidency was…
Indonesia’s long-term geostrategic ambition: What’s missing?
President Joko Widodo recently unveiled Indonesia’s preliminary long-term development plan (RPJPN) of 2025–2045, which lays out the country’s grand ambition to attain a “Golden…
UN General Assembly: Snubs and fragmentation
The world’s premier annual rendezvous of diplomacy – the United Nations General Assembly – opens its 78th session in New York City tomorrow, the first fully in-person meeting…
India pushes China to the margins of the G20
Chairing a forum as unwieldy as the Group of 20 (G20) is not easy at the best of times. The grouping has no headquarters or secretariat. The G20 chair rotates between the members,…
The G20 spectacle and the domestic imperatives of Modi’s global ambitions
In a recent article titled “This is G20 for we, the people”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proudly stated that India’s G20 presidency has become a “people-driven movement”. “Over…
Ahead of G20, India-China reconciliation fails to launch
When it became clear that China’s President Xi Jinping had decided to skip the G20 summit in Delhi this week, it was the final blow to the opportunity that the forum presented to…
Why India keeps a foot in both camps
India is festooned for the season’s finale: the G20 summit. On 9–10 September, G20 leaders (at least most) will be in New Delhi to discuss problems that plague our planet…
Who’s on the guest list? India brings Bangladesh to the G20
India declared its goal as G20 president and host this year to be “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (One Earth - One Family - One Future). On the surface, this seems like an agenda based on…
Economic diplomacy: Taking cover from the summit war of words
Growing pains
For a newish four-member, self-declared nimble group with an aversion for too much bureaucratisation, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue hit a telling benchmark…