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VeryQuokka t1_ja1ozza wrote

Reply to comment by TheMindfulnessShaman in Most G20 nations condemn Russia for war, China silent by bluelotus214

The article states "with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement." That suggests India did sign it.

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evanescentglint t1_ja23tpd wrote

Hard to not sign something you had to write: >India, which as chair of the Group of Twenty (G20) economies was hosting a meeting in the city of Bengaluru, was reluctant to raise the issue of the war but Western nations insisted they could not back any outcome that did not include a condemnation.

And they kinda just summarized what was said in the 2 days of talks, which makes it even more silly for China to not sign

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VeryQuokka t1_ja24q4n wrote

The document they wrote includes some statements of condemnation and how international law and the multilateral system should be upheld. These were in 2 paragraphs that are indicated as being opposed by Russia and China.

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puntinoblue t1_ja2wo8d wrote

I think the reference is to this week's United Nations General Assembly resolution on demanding Moscow withdraw its troops from Ukraine and end the fighting. 7 voted against: Russia, Belarus, N.Korea etc. 32 abstained. India, along with China, was one of the countries that refused to condemn the invasion. So it is hypocritical of India to blame China for being consistent in its position.

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