The highlights this week: India gears up to host the annual G-20 summit this weekend, a British report broadcasts major allegations about Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks , and communal unrest flares in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region .
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The highlights this week: India gears up to host the annual G-20 summit this weekend, a British report broadcasts major allegations about Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, and communal unrest flares in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region.
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India’s G-20 Test
New Delhi hosts the annual G-20 summit this weekend, providing an opportunity to take stock of India’s performance as this year’s chair of the powerful global economic forum. India has successfully used the post to help advance its foreign-policy goals and some domestic imperatives. But its biggest challenge awaits at the summit, where New Delhi will try to lead a divided membership to a consensus that has so far proved elusive.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India seeks to prove that it can shine on the global stage, pushing back against criticism—both foreign and domestic—that it punches below its weight diplomatically.
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