Two and twenty at Osaka | The Indian Express

Two and twenty at Osaka | The Indian Express

Written by Sanjaya Baru |Published: June 28, 2019 12:32:04 am

The writer is Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, New Delhi.

Two and twenty at Osaka

G-20 meets in the midst of a crisis in world trade. It must not let US-China bilateral overshadow the summit

Everything from climate change to women’s empowerment is now discussed at G-20 summits while really important business gets done in bilaterals on the sidelines. (Illustration by Suvajit Dey)

Eleven years after its creation, the Group of 20 (G-20) has emerged as an important forum of most of the world’s systemically important economies. Iran is among the very few important countries left out. India made its mark within the G-20 from its very inception with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh being one of the important voices at the first three summit meetings in 2008-09. As the host of the 2022 summit, India has a stake in ensuring the continued relevance of G-20 for global policy.