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Biden to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight US as trustworthy alternative to China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to show the world at the Group of 20 summit in India and during a stop in Vietnam that the United States and its like-minded allies are better economic and security partners than China. White House officials said Biden, who departed...
India's rising geopolitical clout will be tested as it hosts the G20 summit
NEW DELHI (AP) — Ahead of India’s hosting of the G20 summit of leading economies, its prime minister invited 125 mostly developing countries to a virtual meeting in January to signal New Delhi’s intention to be their champion on the world stage. As the leaders logged onto Zoom,...
What are biofuels and why is it so confusing whether they are a source of clean energy or not?
BENGALURU, India (AP) — India, the current president of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations, has proposed a global biofuel alliance that seeks to accelerate the development of sustainable biofuels to support the global energy transition. The alliance is likely to...
Everyone's talking about the Global South. But what is it?
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country is “becoming the voice of the Global South,” and that at the upcoming Group of 20 meetings being held in New Delhi, that voice will be heard. At the August summit of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia,...
War sanctions against Russia highlight growing divisions among the Group of 20 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is facing growing skepticism from some leading rich and developing nations as the residual impact of sanctions against Russia is deepening divisions among the Group of 20 countries. With world leaders and finance ministers meeting...
India's prime minister uses the G20 summit to advertise his global reach and court voters at home
NEW DELHI (AP) — Major roads in New Delhi are teeming with giant posters and billboards announcing India’s presidency of this week’s summit of the Group of 20 nations. And one leader’s picture — smiling benignly from every traffic circle — stands out from the rest: Prime Minister...
India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced the name India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week's Group of 20 summit, in a move that reflects his Hindu nationalist party’s efforts to eliminate what it sees as colonial-era...
Despite Xi's decision not to attend G20 in India, China says bilateral ties are 'generally stable'
BEIJING (AP) — Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's decision not to attend this week's Group of 20 summit in India, Beijing says that relations between the two nuclear-armed Asian giants remain “generally stable.” China announced on Monday that Premier Li Qiang, who took...
Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she'll try to erase doubts about U.S. commitment to the region stirred by President Joe Biden's absence. It’s Harris’...
Nigeria mulls G20 bloc membership as president heads to India to attend summit
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu left for India on Monday to attend this year's G20 summit, as his country considers joining the bloc of major world economies, presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a special...
