G20 = The foreign ministers' meeting of 20 major countries will be held in India from the 1st.

As the U.S., Europe and Russia are at odds over the situation in Ukraine, the focus will be on whether India, the chair of the G20, will be able to bring together the opinions of each country and come up with a unified response.

The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting will be held in New Delhi, the capital of India, for one to two days, and will be attended by US Secretary of State Brinken, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.



Substantial discussions are expected to take place on the 2nd, with the situation in Ukraine as the main topic of discussion, as well as responses to soaring global energy and food prices.



Regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom have imposed economic sanctions on Russia and severely condemned them, while China has shown its opposition to the sanctions.

Presidency India is representative of the Global South

On the other hand, India, the chair of the G20, is a representative of emerging and developing countries called the "Global South," which does not take sides with either the West or Russia, and emphasizes the idea of ​​reflecting the voices of these countries in the G20. .



As the U.S., Europe and Russia are at odds over the situation in Ukraine, the focus will be on whether India, the chair of the G20, will be able to bring together the opinions of each country and come up with a unified response.

What is the Global South

Although there is no clear definition, the "Global South" refers to emerging and developing countries in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, etc. In recent years, as the scale of the economy has grown, it has attracted attention in the international community.



These countries, known as the "Third World" during the Cold War, tend to avoid choosing between the West and Russia, and tend to act based on their own national interests and regional situations.



Regarding the situation in Ukraine, many of these countries do not support Russia's military aggression, nor do they participate in economic sanctions by the West.

Expert “Resolving global crises including the global South”

Regarding the growing presence of the "global south" in recent years, former Indian diplomat and former deputy national security adviser Saran said that two global crises were the spread of the new coronavirus and Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. I am analyzing that it was triggered.



Former Deputy National Security Adviser Sarang said, "The problem is that the international community does not listen to developing countries' concerns about energy, food, fertilizer, economic development, etc. It led to the idea of ​​​​wanting to surely reflect in the problem of



"The terms 'West' vs. 'Russia' and 'competition' over Ukraine are old-fashioned and a throwback to the Cold War era. Unless we address more serious issues like sustainable development and climate change, the world will become unstable." , the division will continue," he said, indicating that the world as a whole, including the countries of the "global South," should work to solve the problem.