India dumped at G20.

In a great triumph for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "On September 9 and 10, the G20 New Delhi Summit was held in New Delhi, hosted by India as the G20 Presidency, and Mr KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan attended it." Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. "G20 leaders and geopolitical experts on Sunday (yesterday) hailed the New Delhi Summit as a resounding success and said the meeting has once again put the bloc at the center of global governance." TOI. Apparently, the entire tamasha was organised at a meager expense of just Rs 4100 crores (Rs 41 billion). BT. Of course, this official expense does not take into account the enormous inconvenience for the citizens of Delhi, the loss of business for shop owners, financial losses of daily-wage earners and the physical suffering of slum dwellers, somehow sheltering from the rain. "The central business and government district of New Delhi came to a standstill on Friday with markets shuttered, schools closed and traffic restricted," and wretched lives hidden as, "City authorities have also demolished slums near the summit venue." Reuters. There was unanimous agreement by all 20 nations on the Delhi Declaration, "And themes such as ensuring growth, getting sustainable development goals (SDGs) back on track, battling climate crisis, preparing for health emergencies, reforming multilateral development banks (MDGs), dealing with the debt crisis, spreading digital public infrastructure (DPI), generating jobs. bridging the gender gap, and giving a voice to the Global South dominate the letter and spirit." HT. There was even a unanimous agreement on Ukraine which was titled "For the planet, peace and prosperity". With the US, EU, Russia and China, even with the absence of Putin and Xi Jinping, in complete agreement, it shows that the document is just a list of pious wishes which no one has any intention of following. To neutralise China's One Belt, One Road (OBOR), a new economic corridor will be built. "In a session co-chaired with US President Joe Biden, Modi said the proposed corridor would emerge as an effective means of economic integration between India, West Asia and Europe." BT. First, a rail connection from Vietnam to India through Myanmar and Bangladesh. Then a sea link from Mumbai to Fujairah in the UAE. From there a rail link to the Israeli port of Hiafa across the Saudi desert made famous by Lawrence of Arabia. Finally, from Haifa a hop to Italy, Germany and France. TNIE. Apart from the incalculable cost, there are mountains to cross and a civil war in Myanmar. A Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, which would have brought cheap gas from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, giving an economic boost to all the countries, could not be constructed in over 3 decades. The Print. Perhaps, the most important irrelevant event at the G20 was Mr Modi representing Bharat and not India. TOI. China could not resist a dig at India, saying "there are more important things". India Today. Nothing is more important to Modi than to win the coming general election. So, dump India.