Delhi lockdown.

"Schools and offices in Delhi may remain closed or go online for the four days of the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi scheduled in September." India.com. "According to reports, schools and colleges may be advised to move to online mode and offices could be asked to be on work from home between September 8 and 11 in view of the mega event." And there is a possibility that residents of the city "will be issued an advisory to stay at home and only step out for essential services for three days in a row." TNIE." The heads of government of all the 20 nations that comprise the G20 are expected to attend. wikpedia. In September 2022, 157 heads of state attended the UN General Assembly meeting in New York in the US of A. Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend. NYT. China actively supports Russia's actions in Ukraine so the absence of the two leaders is understandable. Modi probably did not want any discussion about the bonanza of cheap oil from Russia. "From a market share of less than 1 percent in India's import basket before the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia's share of India's oil imports rose to over 40 percent." NDTV. As a result, "India's imports from Russia doubled to $20.45 billion during the April-July period of this fiscal due increasing inbound shipments of crude oil and fertiliser from that country." After receiving a Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, Abiy probably stayed away because of the war with Tigray fighters and bloody ethnic clashes between Oromo and Amhara tribes. Reuters. Did New York shut down with 157 self-important leaders gathering to blow off hot air which will be news in their home countries and ignored by others? Detailed timetables of the closure of sections of certain streets were announced by New York police, designed to cause least disruptions of life in the city. NBC. Xi Jinping has made 42 international trips to 69 countries in the 11 years since he became President of China on 15 November 2012. wikipedia. Whereas, Modi has visited 65 countries in 70 foreign trips since he captured power in May 2014. wikipedia. So, Modi has made nearly twice as many foreign trips than Xi Jinping in 9 years. Naturally, it cost the Indian taxpayer Rs 254.87 crore (Rs 2.5487 billion) in the last five years. DH. Meanwhile, "The engineers who built the mobile launch pad and other important components for the Chandrayaan-3, have reportedly not received their salaries for more than a year." CNBC. And, "Banks have written off bad loans worth Rs 14.56 lakh crore (Rs 14.56 trillion) in the last nine financial years starting 2014-15, Parliament was informed." ET. The rich have done well. And Modi is off to South Africa, Greece and Indonesia (HT), before lockdown in Delhi. Who cares about Engineers? And us.