(NDTV)
As the two-day G20 Summit kicks off today in Hamburg, Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came straight from Israel after wrapping up his historic three-day visit, will raise some key issues affecting India. Discussions on free and open trade, migration, sustainable development and global stability are also expected to come up. A meeting with leaders of Canada, Japan, and the UK, has already been confirmed.
However, an official bilateral meeting has been ruled out between Chinese President Xi Jinping and PM Modi in the wake of a standoff at the border near Sikkim, but the two leaders will be part of a smaller session of BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. China has said that “the atmosphere is not right” for a formal or bilateral meeting between the two nations.Sources in the Indian government also said they’re not sure of whether an informal one-on-one meeting for PM Modi and President Xi will take place.
