G20 Multilateralism: The Global Food, Energy, Financial Crisis. China-India Meet On The Sidelines

NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Dr Pooja Bhatt, an Independent Scholar and Author of ‘Nine Dash Line: Deciphering the South China Sea Conundrum’ and Don McLain Gill, Philippines based Geopolitical Analyst & Author in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi.

The panel discusses the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet in Bali ahead of the Leaders’ Summit at the end of the year, Indonesia’s Presidency and India taking over as chair next year, the outcomes of the meeting, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi saying “the G20 must become a beacon of solutions to many global challenges so as to remain relevant and benefit the world at large”, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo visiting Moscow and Kyiv after the G7 Summit to invite Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the G20 Summit, the global food, energy and financial crisis exacerbated after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, bilateral meetings on the sidelines including that of India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, India-China relations with the LAC disengagement issue yet to be resolved post the Galwan clashes, Beijing’s criticism of reports that India will hold G20 meetings in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishing the Dalai Lama, other leaders engaging with the Tibetan spiritual leader on his birthday and India’s Enforcement Directorate raids on mobile company Vivo following similar action against Xiaomi.