India’s G20 presidency will be a win for Narendra Modi
But a summit this week will expose bitter global divisions
VENTURE out into any big Indian city these days and you might think India’s G20 presidency is the country’s main preoccupation. Roundabouts, historic monuments and airports are plastered with posters displaying its logo, a green-and-saffron rendering of “G20”. The “0” is represented by a globe cradled within a flowering lotus. It looks like the insignia of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Images of Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, are in close attendance, gazing benignly down.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Global diplomacy à la Modi”
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