Not without purpose

India managed to push its agenda at the G20 meet

Cynics view global summits as little more than international photo-ops that offer world leaders a chance to press the flesh and mingle with the great and the good. It is well established, however, that the real business of these gala gatherings takes place on the side-lines of the mega-meets in smaller, informal meetings and breakout sessions. The 13th meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was no different and, indeed, delivered some modestly useful gains for India. Expectedly, the agenda was dominated by US President Donald Trump. The signing of a successor treaty of the North