INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang Tuesday confirmed his involvement in the G20 conference on March 2 however Japan, among Indias
key partners in the Indo-Pacific, will likely be represented by a junior minister
In the meantime, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was among the very first to show up as he landed here Tuesday night while United
States secretary of state Antony Blinken will show up on Wednesday.Both Lavrov and Blinken are anticipated to have respective bilateral
conferences with foreign minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday.Japan foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who required global efforts at the
United Nations last week to force Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, might not take a trip to India since of a scheduling conflict with an
impending Parliament session
Diplomatic sources said South Korea, another important East Asian partner, will also be represented by a junior minister as foreign minister
Park Jin is busy with domestic affairs
While revealing Qins see, the Chinese foreign ministry said China stood prepared to work with all parties to guarantee the G20 foreign
ministers conference sends a positive signal on multilateralism, food and energy security and advancement cooperation
The check out is substantial as it will likewise be Qins very first visit to India as foreign minister and only the 2nd high-level visit
from China-- after his predecessor Wang Yis last year - given that the military stand-off in eastern Ladakh began in April-May 2020
Official sources said Qin was likely to have a bilateral meeting with foreign minister Jaishankar.On the Japanese foreign minister, main
sources soft-pedaled the development saying there was no main statement about who was going to represent Japan which Hayashis check out
Hayashi is also set up to participate in a Quad ministerial on March 3
A source said he could still take part in the conference virtually
Japan, which will host the G7 top in May this year, has had some appointments about Indias position on the Ukraine problem however Indian
authorities strongly denied that Hayashis most likely absence was an intended snub
Japan is sending among the largest delegations to the conference, said a source
That the G20 conferences on Thursday will be tempestuous was again obvious Tuesday with the European Union foreign affairs primary Josep
Borrell saying he will communicate a strong message on Russias outright infraction of international law and the UN Charter, and its global
effects, in specific on energy and food insecurity and the Russian foreign ministry declaring Lavrov will make an open declaration about
causes and masterminds of problems in worldwide politics.TASS reported Tuesday Moscow will likewise provide an unbiased photo of Nord
Stream pipeline explosions which Russia has described as terrorist attacks
Lavrov has actually implicated the US of being straight involved in the blasts that harmed Nord Stream, a network of undersea pipelines that
ranges from Russia to Germany.The G20 foreign ministers meeting will formally start Wednesday with a reception and discussion over dinner
that will be hosted by Jaishankar
While a joint declaration, like with the finance ministers meeting, is not likely, the federal government is hoping the result will once
again show the Bali agreement with its focus on Prime Minister Narendra Modis remark that this isnt the age of war
For Indias presidency, the challenge is to develop a consensus, overriding distinctions in between G7/ EU and Russia and China, that will
allow the group to work towards macroeconomic stability and inclusive development or objectives it was initially meant to attain.
