China President Xi’s absence from G20 won’t affect summit consensus: India

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says Xi skipping G20 summit has nothing to do with tense ties with New Delhi.

Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping the weekend G20 summit in New Delhi is not unusual, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says, adding that the decision has nothing to do with tense ties with New Delhi.

The diplomat told a local news agency on Wednesday that Xi’s absence will not affect negotiations to produce a consensus communique at the gathering…