OSAKA: Even by diplomatic standards, the first day of the G20 Summit was not only hectic but showed how India was a much-sought-after country at the Summit in Osaka, Japan. While the 2 trilateral meetings – RIC and JAI, Russia, India and China and Japan America and India, along with informal BRICS meet dominated the day, key bilaterals with countries such as Saudi Arabia were an important element of the day.Other than PM Modi’s much-touted bilateral with US President Donald Trump, his meeting with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, South Korean President Moon Jae In, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron also grabbed eyeballs. With the Saudi Crown Prince, the PM discussed the current Gulf situation.
