The G20’s deficiency is that it lacks an objective framework through which to set goals and measure progress toward them. Since the group’s initial success a decade ago, its agenda has been fluid, with each host country adding something new to the mix... read more

Xi opened the meeting with a reference to the ping-pong diplomacy in the 1970s that paved the way for formal diplomatic ties between the U.S. and China. read more

May also told the Russian president during their meeting at the G20 summit in Japan that she wanted the two Russians Britain says is responsible for the attack on Sergei Skripal in Salisbury last year brought to justice, her office said in a stateme... read more

The issue of India’s Haj quota was discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral talks with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman here. read more

Indian officials working on the visit said on background they felt both relieved and encouraged by the US President’s remarks. read more

The prospect that Tehran could soon violate its nuclear commitments, a week after Trump called off air strikes on Iran at the last minute, has created additional diplomatic urgency to find a way out of the crisis. read more

Abe also referred to Modi’s initiative on fugitive economic offenders at earlier G20 meetings and said the grouping “should deal with this problem as part of anti-corruption measures”, Gokhale said. read more

A court ordered Wednesday that the soldier, accused of drug trafficking, be held in preventative detention. read more

The German leader began to tremble as she stood next to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who was addressing a ceremony to formally appoint a new justice minister. read more

Chancellor Angela Merkel was speaking with reporters about the latest tensions between Russia and the Ukraine, the plane’s door opened and a crew member asked her to come out. “Why now?”, Merkel asked. “It’s urgent,’ the crew member replied. Later, Merkel... read more

The Indian rupee gained up to 0.35 percent on the day to 69.595 per dollar, its best since August 21. read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on the sidelines of the G20 conference in Buenos Aires and agreed to increase economic cooperation. read more

A first-of-its-kind meeting of worldwide civil society organisations to present policy proposals to a historic meeting of G20 Education Ministers will be co-chaired by Varkey Foundation in Argentina. read more