India common factor in two G-20 trilaterals

NEW DELHI: With two trilaterals planned on the sidelines of G-20 summit in Argentina on Friday, India has emerged as the common factor for the four global powers, the US, Russia, China and Japan.

The first-ever ‘JAI’ trilateral — Japan, America and India — and the second Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral after a gap of 12 years will take place in Buenos Aires on Friday. These two meetings clearly signal strategic autonomy of Indian foreign policy.

ET was the first to report that RIC summit will happen in Argentina, besides the meeting between the Indian PM and the Presidents of the US, Russia and China.


“It is a reflection of our willingness to contribute in a constructive way in strengthening multilateral institutions like WTO and trying to build a consensus on new ideas like Indo-Pacific,” a source said.