Xi Jinping’s not coming to G20 Summit: Implications for India and the world

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The media and commentators, both in India and in several other countries, have gone into a tizzy since Reuters reported on 31 August that the Chinese president will in all likelihood not be participating in the G20 Summit in New Delhi on 9-10 September 2023. Now that it is confirmed that Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be representing his president at the Summit, analysts have been busy analysing the reasons and implications of this decision. It had been known for some time that Russian president Vladimir Putin would not be attending the G20 Summit. This had not raised many eyebrows...