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Despite absence of Putin and Xi and fears countries could fail to agree a joint communique, summit affords president valuable geopolitical cloutTheir city, say the residents of Delhi, has never looked so pristine.As some of the world’s most powerful le…
World leaders attending summit in New Delhi at weekend asked to dinner with ‘president of Bharat’India was buzzing with speculation over rumoured plans to scrap official use of the country’s English name, after a state-issued invitation to the G20 summ…
Analysts say absence could be snub to Delhi or part of apparent push by Beijing to elevate blocs not regarded as US-dominatedXi Jinping’s attendance at the G20 this weekend has been all but ruled out after China’s foreign ministry announced the team wo…
Exclusive: Sources believe deal will not be struck before meeting with Narendra Modi at G20 summitRishi Sunak has ruled out a quick-fix trade deal with India, making it impossible to get an agreement over the line in time for this week’s G20 summit in …
Analysts suggest Chinese leader may be reluctant to give neighbouring rival India the spotlightJoe Biden has said he hopes Xi Jinping will attend the G20 leaders summit in India next week, following reports the Chinese president will skip the meeting.“…
New Delhi municipal council has also deployed ‘30 to 40 people’ to make monkey sounds to create the impression that the animals are aliveLifesize cutouts of langurs have sprung up in several parts of New Delhi over the last few days as officials look t…
Extreme weather comes as China’s foreign ministry denies reports that it obstructed discussions on climate crisis at G20 meetingsChina’s government awarded martyr status to a firefighter who died as he tried to rescue people trapped by heavy flooding t…
Fossil fuel-producing members dispute goal of tripling renewable capacity by 2030The G20 bloc of wealthy economies meeting in India failed to reach a consensus on phasing down fossil fuels on Saturday after objections by some producer nations.Scientist…
Indian presidency of group becomes mired in controversy as tourism session hosted in disputed territoryIndia’s presidency of the G20 group of leading nations has become mired in controversy after China and Saudi Arabia boycotted a meeting staged in Kas…
Delhi audience laughs as Russian foreign minister says Ukraine war ‘was launched against us’ – video
Sergei Lavrov’s description of Russian invasion as ‘the war, which we are trying to stop, and which was launched against us using the Ukrainian people’ was met with laughter at the Raisina Dialogue conference in India. The foreign minister said Moscow …
Stormy meeting in Delhi breaks up without joint statement as west and Moscow spar over UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has accused the west of blackmail and threats and claimed it had China’s support for its position at a stormy m…
Apparent rapprochement with western leaders does not mean China is about to ditch its ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacyFresh from consolidating power with a third term at home, Xi Jinping struck a largely cordial tone at the G20 summit in Indonesia, but don’t e…
China’s president, Xi Jinping, confronted the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, at the G20 leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia. The Chinese leader accused Trudeau of ‘leaking’ details of their diplomatic conversations to the media. ‘That is not a…
French president believes China can help push Russia to de-escalate Ukraine warRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he intends to visit Beijing in the new year and believes his Chinese counterpart, Xi …
From Xi Jinping’s first international appearance in three years to leaders snubbing Russia, here are the significant momentsThe G20 meeting in Bali signalled Xi Jinping’s emergence from three years of self-imposed pandemic isolation, with the French pr…