Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies gathered in New Delhi to try to defuse tensions over the brutal and unprovoked invasion of India, setting the stage for a major test of Indian diplomacy. Ukraine from Russia.
At the second high-level ministerial meeting this year under India’s chairmanship of the Group of 20 (G20), the country’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will meet his American, Chinese and Russian counterparts on Thursday and hope to find enough common ground to reach an agreement. joint statement. at the end of the summit.
With a population of more than 1.3 billion, the world’s largest democracy has struggled to position itself as a leader among developing and emerging nations — often referred to as the Global South — as food and energy prices soar due to war. hitting consumers struggling with rising costs and inflation.
The sentiments were echoed at a news conference on Wednesday, when Indian Foreign Minister Vinay Kwatra told reporters that foreign ministers should think about the “especially economic” impact of the conflict. was at the global level.
But experts say India’s efforts to advance its agenda have been hampered by lingering rifts over the war.
These differences played out When G20 finance leaders failed to agree on a statement after meeting in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru last month. Russia and China refused to sign a joint statement criticizing the invasion of Moscow. That left India to issue a “Chairman’s Summary and Outcome Document” that concluded the two-day talks and acknowledged the differences.
Throughout the war, New Delhi has skillfully balanced its relations with Russia and the West, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerging as a leader favored by all sides, analysts say.
But as the war enters its second year and tensions continue to rise, pressure may mount on countries, including India, to test Modi’s political skills and take a tougher stance against Russia.
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