Russia-Ukraine war and absence of Putin, Xi Jinping to cast a shadow over G20 Summit
Reuters, the uncompromising positions on the conflict have resulted in a lack of consensus, to the extent that not even a single joint statement has been reached in the approximately 20 ministerial meetings held under India's G20 presidency this year. Consequently, it falls upon the leaders to navigate these challenges and attempt to find potential solutions.
China will be sending Premier Li Qiang instead of President Xi Jinping, and Russia has already stated that President Vladimir Putin won't be present, indicating that neither of these countries is expected to be part of any consensus. Also Read: Russia's Putin holds phone call with PM Modi, conveys his inability to attend G20 Summit in Delhi As a result, the two-day summit, scheduled for September 9, will primarily be influenced by Western nations and their allies.
Among the G20 leaders set to attend are US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Bin Salman, and Japan's Fumio Kishida. Reuters reported citing analysts that a failed summit would expose the limits of cooperation between Western and non-Western powers, and prompt countries to double down on the groups they are more comfortable with.
To tackle global threats "breaking off into Western and non-Western blocs isn't what you want," said Michael Kugelman, the director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington to Reuters. The inability to secure a consensus could also damage the diplomatic reputation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He has been utilizing India's presidency to strengthen New Delhi's status as an economic heavyweight and a prominent figure among the world's southern nations. "If the leaders' summit
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