Ukraine Russia war: US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet
Foreign ministers from around the world meet in New Delhi this week in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine and spiralling United states-China tensions, with host India hoping that issues like climate change and Third World debt are not overlooked.
The March 1-2 meeting of the G20 foreign ministers will be held days after a meeting of finance chiefs of the bloc in Bengaluru, where they wrangled over condemning Russia for the war, failed to reach a consensus on a joint statement and settled instead for a summary document.
The outcome was similar to a G20 summit meeting in Bali last November, when host Indonesia also issued a final declaration acknowledging differences.