Likeminded yet divided: the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy, June 2024.
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The G7 still has a great deal of global clout. But there are signs this could be beginning to wane.
Protesters dress as G7 leaders during the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC.
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South Africa should encourage the G20 to commission studies on the challenges that the international community faces, and suggest responses.
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If Jim Chalmers were in television, he’d be the presenter, key producer and the warm-up act. The Budget might be two months away, but Chalmers is preparing us for his night in the spotlight.
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Africa needs to advocate more aggressively for its own interests when it comes to negotiating debt terms.
Zambia’s foreign debt stalemate handicaps the country’s ability to raise funds for education and health.
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The current approach to debt restructuring has failed Zambia.
China’s leader Xi Jinping at the 2023 Brics meeting.
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Understanding China’s history could help western observers see its foreign policy more clearly.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, presents Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a tree sapling during the G20 summit in New Delhi.
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The G20 has its critics, but an expert on international politics explains why it still performs a useful function – particularly in this period of great geopolitical divisions.
AU chair Azali Assoumani (left) greets India’s prime minister Narendra Modi at the 2023 G20 summit.
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The African Union’s membership in the G20 is an important complement to existing strategic partnerships.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks past Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation site, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 10, 2023.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that India was involved in the murder of a Canadian citizen complicates efforts by Canada and its allies to woo India to counter-balance Chinese might.
Pariahs flock together: Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at the Vostochny cosmodrome.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Rhesus macaques are known for harassing people in cities.
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Rhesus macaques are known for harassing people in New Delhi, where the G20 summit is being held, so authorities are taking action – but is it the right action?
Where’s Xi Jinping? The Chinese leader will be conspicuous by his absence at this year’s G20 summit in New Delhi.
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The Chinese president’s absence at the New Delhi G20 summit sends a message about competition between the two countries.
China’s president Xi Jinping is not due to attend the G20.
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China’s president Xi Jinping is testing out a “softer” foreign policy approach.
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In this podcast, @michellegrattan and @amanda.dunn10 discuss the week in politics
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Our carbon budget is shrinking fast. We crunched the data to find pathways for G20 nations to act faster
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sydney on Monday.
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Nine years on from the Indian prime minister’s first visit to Australia, much has changed in the Indo-Pacific and in the bilateral relationship.
The 2023 G20 logo on display in New Delhi, India. By attending events in Kashmir, G20 delegates are tacitly condoning India’s colonial control of the region.
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In Indian-administered Kashmir, the Indian government is using tourism as a tactic to strengthen its colonial control of the region.
China’s President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin cement bonds at the Kremlin in March.
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The US’s negative attitude towards BRICS reflects its own weakening global power, especially its inability to isolate Russia in Europe and to contain China’s growing influence.
Looks like paradise – especially if you’re a multinational corporation in need of a tax haven.
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New research shows that companies are shifting record amounts of their profits to tax havens, despite a global effort to crack down on the practice.
Canadian and German troops take part in a Canadian flag-raising ceremony as the first Canadian troops arrived at a UN base in Gao, Mali, in June 2018. Was the initiative just an exercise in box-checking for Justin Trudeau’s government?
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Far from Canada being back as a major player on the world stage, its presence has been diminished under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.