The G20 summit is scheduled to start on Saturday (November 22) in Johannesburg. This is the last event before South Africa hands over the presidency of G20 to the United States. But here’s the rub: The US under President Donald Trump has refused to attend this summit because white Afrikaners were being “slaughtered” in South Africa. Before Trump made this claim, which is highly contested outside the White House, Vice President J D Vance was reportedly pegged to attend the summit.

But this decision by Trump has made everyone sit up and wonder about the future of the G20 itself.

For one, since decisions are taken only by consensus, a US boycott essentially means there may not be a joint declaration from the summit in South Africa. Moreover, with the US taking over the presidency, it al

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