The G20 leaders’ summit is just around the corner in New Delhi, and it’s going to be a big deal. Countries that share India’s vision for a new world order are coming together to make decisions about how the world should be after the rare events of a pandemic and a war in Europe. India knew early on that this summit in the second week of September would be crucial for shaping the world’s politics in the 21st century. So, India planned almost 200 meetings in different cities over a year. In these meetings, they talked a lot about India’s rich culture and traditions and focused on how to make the world a better place for everyone. India also used this chance to represent the Global South, a group of countries that aren’t as rich as the Global North. This is important because the world’s politics are changing, and India wants to have a say in them.
What can we expect from this summit? Well, it will show us which countries are on the same side. For example, Russia, which is a good friend of India and gives India a lot of oil and gas, won’t send its top leader to the summit. Instead, their Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergey Lavrov, will go. Russia also sells a lot of weapons to India. But next week, the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of India might tell us about some big news: they are making great progress in building really advanced jet engines together.
China and India don’t get along well because of a military standoff on India’s borders. Recently, China made a map claiming Indian land, which has caused more problems. It’s going to be awkward for the Indian Prime Minister to welcome the Chinese leader to the G20 summit on this issue. China probably doesn’t want to talk to other important global leaders, like the US President, on Indian soil. China doesn’t have many friends at the summit, and even their close friend, Russia, won’t be there much. So, the Chinese leader might not come to the event. But don’t think that China won’t create problems even if they don’t show up. In the past, they have stopped many joint statements from happening or made them very short. We can expect more of this next week, especially while China tries to explain why they’re doing what they’re doing.
What’s interesting is that this summit will show how much India cares about its relationship with the Arab countries. India has asked the UAE, Egypt, and Oman to come to the G20 summit, and Saudi Arabia is already a member. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman will visit India right after the G20 summit, which shows how important this relationship is. India is also working with Israel, the UAE, and the US in a group called I2U2. This group is like the West Asia Quad, and it follows the US-led Abrahams Accord, which is about making things normal with Israel, a big power in the region. So, all these leaders from the Arab world will want to meet India, the US, and European countries next week, and they’ll get to enjoy some great Indian hospitality too.
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