Divided G20 kicks off in India, with China notably absent


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Open this photo in gallery: The G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant (C) addresses a press conference on the eve of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi on September 8, 2023.TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images Guests arriving in the Indian capital New Delhi ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit were greeted by spotless streets, heavy security, and the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi staring out at them from posters and billboards all over the city. Mr. Modi’s government has invested heavily in the G20, spending a reported $135-million, a budget which dwarfs that of previous summits: last year’s meetings in Bali cost...