India Plans Unity Theme for G-20 as Modi Balances Global Powers

South Asian country will need to navigate US, Russia and China
India will take over the G-20 presidency from Indonesia Dec. 1

A screen broadcasts Narendra Modi at the India pavilion at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 8.Photographer: Islam Safwat/Bloomberg

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By Debjit Chakraborty

November 9, 2022 at 6:12 AM UTC

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is positioning India as a driving force of unity when it hosts next year’s Group of 20 meetings, underscoring a tricky road ahead as the nation seeks to balance between competing global powers.

“India’s G-20 presidency is coming at a time of crisis and chaos in the world,” Modi said on Tuesday, adding that India’s logo for the summit would be the lotus as a symbol of hope. “No matter how adverse the circumstances, the lotus still blooms.”