G20 gathers in India with Xi absent

G20 gathers in India with Xi absent

NEW DELHI: G20 leaders descended on New Delhi Friday, with deep divisions between heavyweight members and Chinese President Xi Jinping no-show calling the bloc relevance into question.
The G20 was conceived in the throes of the 2008 financial crisis as a way of managing the global economy.
But finding consensus among members has been increasingly difficult in recent years.
With several leaders already in New Delhi -- spruced up and partly emptied of people for the occasion -- hosts India were scrambling for agreement on pressing issues like the Ukraine war, climate and global governance.