“Modi unites a fractured G20 around the Delhi Declaration“, Sunday Guardian Live, September 10, 2023:

“Most international observers had thought that a consensus on the Delhi Declaration would elude the G20 Summit. While they appreciated the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam that is at the core of the Modi Presidency, they did not believe it would succeed in sealing the cracks in the global comity of nations caused by geopolitical tensions.

The absence of CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping was reinforcing such a view. It was a surprise when instead, the Delhi Declaration put forward by India, and which embodied the concept of a world of a common humanity and a shared responsibility, was adopted even by China and Russia. It need not have been that much of a surprise.

It was clear that from the time he became President of the G20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted to raise the global trajectory of the group as well as concentrate the attention of its members on (i) problems and solutions related to the Global South, (ii) emphasis on women-led development, (iii) energize efforts at combating the deepening of the climate crisis and (iv) give Africa its due as a full member of the G20. And so it was throughout the eventful year of crises that is 2023….”

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