No Chinese delegates will be attending the event, with Beijing opposing the choice of venue. Read more at straitstimes.com.
India - A G-20 tourism meeting was set to begin on Monday amid high security in Indian-administered Kashmir, with China and PakistanMuslim-majority Kashmir has been disputed between New Delhi and Islamabad, both of which claim it in full, since their independence 75 years ago.
The three-day gathering will take place at a sprawling, well-guarded venue on the shores of Dal Lake in Srinagar. Beijing also claims the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in full as part of Tibet, and it considers Kashmir a disputed territory. Since India’s 2019 constitutional changes, rebels in Kashmir have largely been crushed – although young men continue to join the insurgency.
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