Consensus language on Ukraine has fallen away at G20. One thing India’s focussing on is to dehyphenate its relations with Russia from China’s belligerent support
The Kremlin has indicated that Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in India in September. This is against the backdrop of, first, an already closing window for consensus language on Ukraine; and second, India trying to put tangible space between its relations with Russia and the belligerent support that is being given by China.
Henry Kissinger once said that the best one could hope for in diplomacy was a succession of half victories. A government may have reasonable influence over the policy players within its borders. It will have almost none over those in another country, let alone over multiple sovereignties. That’s why bringing many governments to agree on something controversial, otherwise known as multilateralism, is seen as the most difficult form of diplomacy.
Henry Kissinger once said that the best one could hope for in diplomacy was a succession of half victories. A government may have reasonable influence over the policy players within its borders. It will have almost none over those in another country, let alone over multiple sovereignties. That’s why bringing many governments to agree on something controversial, otherwise known as multilateralism, is seen as the most difficult form of diplomacy.