No one expected Vladimir Putin to show up in New Delhi for this weekend’s G20 summit. He didn’t go to the G20 last year in Indonesia, either. He didn’t even risk showing up in South Africa for the recent BRICS summit, despite his friendly relationship with the ruling African National Congress.
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But the decision by China’s President Xi Jinping to also skip the G20, and to send Premier Li Qiang in his place, appeared to be a last-minute snub of host nation India. It’s a sign that this summit isn’t likely to resolve the geopolitical fissure that
