India-China Tensions Threaten to Leave Modi Empty-Handed at G-20

Negotiations on statement stumble over debt and Russian war
Still unclear whether Xi will attend meeting in New Delhi

Xi Jinping, left, with Narendra Modi, second right, at the BRICS summit in South Africa Aug. 24.Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg

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By Alex Wickham, Alberto Nardelli, and Sudhi Ranjan Sen

August 31, 2023 at 10:13 AM UTC

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Tensions between China and India threaten to prevent Group of 20 leaders from issuing a joint communique for the first time since the forum was created in 1999, according to people familiar with the situation.