G20 presidency puts Modi’s India in global spotlight. Expectations are already high

India's Presidency of the G20 began on 1 December 2022, and the government took pains to ensure that everybody knew about it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote an article in The Times of India, promptly shared by his Cabinet ministers. News channels and op-eds were full of commentary on how this was a huge opportunity for India. The government announced that 100 monuments across the country would be lit up and display India's G20 presidency logo for a week. As far as newsmakers go, the combined might of the central government machinery and an enthusiastic media ensured that the last…