President Joe Biden ended a press conference on Sunday after two days at the G20 summit by telling reporters he had to go to bed.
While other G20 world leaders met in Indonesia,the Chinese president was busy preparing his country for “the danger of war”.
After 15 years,the best the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies could do was produce a statement that just kept their annual gathering alive.
Anthony Albanese said the summit had resulted in “the strongest language yet to be agreed by the international community” on Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The details of the proposed rail route remain thin but EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen claimed the connection would make trade between India and Europe 40 per cent faster.
The UN Secretary-General punctured the warm-and-fuzzy messaging of the summit,saying:“If we are indeed one global family,we today resemble a rather dysfunctional one.”
China’s President Xi Jinping will be absent from this year’s G20 for the first time since 2012 – a win for the leadership of his largest neighbour.
High in the Himalayas,a barrier of breathtaking mountains has not stopped the two giants of Asia from sliding into nationalism,economic rivalry and militarisation.
This week,India’s President Droupadi Murmu was referred to as “President of Bharat”. Now people are wondering,will this be India’s new name?
India’s distinct geopolitical perspective will be on display at this week’s G20 leaders summit and,like a Bollywood star,Prime Minister Modi is ready for his close up.
A team of “monkey wallahs” have been employed to mimic the macaques’ barking call in a bid to combat the brazen animals ahead of the upcoming G20 summit.