India takes over G-20 chair as world seeks Ukraine breakthrough

Analysts say Delhi could lead cease-fire push, amplify emerging nations' voices

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's new Group of 20 logo. Modi has vowed that New Delhi's leadership will be "inclusive, ambitious, decisive and action-oriented." (Source photos from Reuters and G-20 website)

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India on Thursday formally took over the Group of 20 presidency from Indonesia, gliding into the global spotlight amid a host of major challenges, from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its inflationary ripple effects to climate change and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.

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