G20 members are unlikely to include a joint criticism of US tariffs in the communication to be released at the end of the Leaders Summit in Johannesburg on November 22-23, said sources.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his visit to Johannesburg on November 21-23 to attend the summit, per the Ministry of External Affairs.

“The meeting of the Trade Ministers’ vertical last month failed to reach a consensus on the matter of tariffs. So, it is unlikely that any criticism of US tariff will figure in the G20 leaders’ statement,” a source tracking the matter told businessline .

Trump boycott

Interestingly, with US President Donald Trump boycotting the G-20, there are also discussions around whether a joint declaration would be at all released at the end of the summit.

“The possib

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