Today’s G20 foreign ministers’ meeting; China emphasises the importance of India relations

Russia-Ukraine war likely to steal focus at G20 foreign ministers’ meet today, China says India relations key

The G20 foreign ministers conference in New Delhi is expected to be dominated by the strained East-West relations caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine and growing worries about China’s aspirations in the world.

The absence of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken from the G20 foreign ministers’ inaugural dinner, which was hosted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, has sparked speculation that the highly contentious meeting currently taking place in New Delhi will be overshadowed by the Russia-Ukraine war.

As the senior officials from the Group of 20 convene, it is likely that the chasm between the United States and its allies on the one side and Russia and China on the other will grow even more savage. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will also be present, competing for the support of non-aligned members of the group together with Blinken and Jaishankar.

Economic leaders reached agreements on a wide range of economic issues at the grouping’s summits held in Bengaluru last month under India’s presidency, including support for Turkey and Syria after a devastating earthquake, the global economy, climate finance, reform of multilateral development banks, sustainable finance, debt relief, safety nets, etc. The organisation was unable to send out a communiqué, nevertheless. In order to reach agreement on important global issues, all eyes will be on the foreign ministers’ meeting, which is being billed as one of the largest gatherings of foreign ministers ever hosted by a G20 presidency.

High-ranking US diplomat Antony Blinken, who arrived in India on Wednesday night, is scheduled to speak with Foreign Affairs Minister Jaishankar despite having previously stated he had no intentions to meet with his Chinese or Russian counterparts at a G20 foreign ministers’ conference.

AS PER CHINA, RELATIONS WITH INDIA ARE IMPORTANT.

After being appointed China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, a dependable assistant to Xi Jinping, has been to India for the first time.

Gang’s trip to India has been hailed by the Hong Kong publication South China Morning Post as a reforming stride in Sino-Indian ties. By the afternoon, Gang and EAM Jaishankar are anticipated to speak.

Mao Ning, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, stated that Beijing values its connections with India. Both countries, he claimed, were ancient civilizations with populations of at least a billion people. “Both of our economies are emerging, and we are neighbours. The interests of both nations’ citizens will be served by strong ties between China and India, he said.Although it has not yet been confirmed by Mao, Gang and Jaishankar met.

OUTSIDE MINISTERS CONNECT WITH INDIA
Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, arrived in the nation’s capital on Tuesday evening to take part in a two-day gathering of G20 foreign ministers. The conference will take place on Wednesday and Thursday as tensions between Russia and the West over the Ukraine conflict continue to rise.

Wednesday’s bilateral meeting between Lavrov and Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is anticipated to be a thorough evaluation of the two countries’ relations.The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala also travelled to India.On Thursday morning, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, arrived in India.

AIZAWL HOSTS G20 MEETING

Delegates from all over the world will attend the G20 conference in Aizawl starting on Thursday, an official announced.

In preparation for the meeting, which will start on the campus of Mizoram University at 11.30 am on Thursday and last till Saturday, several delegates arrived in the Mizoram capital on Wednesday.He stated they received a nice welcome at Lengpui Airport.Som Parkash, a Union Minister of State for Trade and Industry, and Dr. R K Ranjan Singh, a Minister of State for External Affairs, will attend the event.

Opportunities for multilateral corporate relationships in urban planning, infrastructure, bamboo, startups, skill development, handloom and handicraft, nursing, and paramedicine will be the main focus of the programme.

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Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Government (B2G) meetings will take place at the event, giving foreign business participants the chance to network with local businesses and officials in the hopes of forming partnerships and joint ventures.Among the 17 participating foreign nations are the United States, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Argentina, and Canada.

At the Raja Bhavan in this city, Parkash visited Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati.In a brief conversation, Kambhampati discussed the state’s potential in terms of business and industry.He thought that once the construction of broad gauge railroad lines and widening of national highways was finished, the commerce and industries sector would improve.

The Union minister asked about the state’s current commercial and industrial operations as well as potential sectors that could soon emerge in the state as a result of increased connectivity.

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