As the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies make their way to Hiroshima for the annual G7 summit, a range of crises from the war in Ukraine to food security are screaming for their attention. Leaders of various partner countries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also attend this year’s summit. Mint breaks what is at stake.
- From May 19 to 21, the Japanese city of Hiroshima will host leaders of the international Group of Seven (G7), which includes diplomatic giants such as the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and France.
- The G7 was born in the 1970s, after the global oil crisis and other economic and political shocks convinced leaders of major democracies that they needed a forum to discuss the most pressing economic and political issues of the day. is required. The first G7 meeting was held in 1975 and Russia was part of the group until 2014, when it was removed for annexing Crimea.
- The war in Ukraine and the economic crisis in most developing countries will take center stage at the 2023 summit. Food security, climate change and supply-chain security are likely to be key focus areas.
- The summit will also be attended by major partner nations such as India, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Vietnam, and major international organizations such as the International Atomic Energy Association, the United Nations and the World Bank.
- China has been a major focus of the G7, which has watched Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea and Hong Kong with growing concern.
- For India, the G7’s outreach to the Global South will be of particular interest. Strengthening food and health security, debt relief and climate change funding will likely top India’s agenda.
- The G7 has faced criticism for being overly exclusive and not fully representing the global community, leading to calls for the inclusion of emerging economies in broader forums such as the G20.
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