External affairs minister Jaishankar to skip G20 foreign ministers meeting
Mint. This is significant development, given India plays a crucial role in the G20 as part of the leadership trio, including Brazil and South Africa, tasked with steering the organization's discussions and decisions throughout the year. The G20 meeting is set for 21-22 February, directly overlapping with the Raisina Dialogue, scheduled for 21-23 February.
Queries mailed to the ministry of external affairs went unanswered at press time. The G20 functions under a troika system, comprising the organization's past, present, and next presidents, designed to ensure continuity and coordination in addressing global challenges, as per a document by the Brazilian government outlining its priorities for its G20 Presidency, which it took over from India on 1 December last year. “The country that holds the G20 presidency is responsible for coordinating the group’s agenda in permanent contact with the other members so as to respond to pressing issues on the global agenda.
The other members of the troika provide support to the country that holds the presidency to ensure the continuity of policies and agendas," the document goes on to say, laying out the importance of the troika system. This structure played a vital role during India's tenure, with support from Brazil and the preceding president, Indonesia. With Jaishankar absent, minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan will represent India at the G20 meeting.
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