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India preps for G20 summit of world leaders by bulldozing homes (www.nbcnews.com)
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The annual summit of the Group of 20 economies is the largest gathering of world leaders ever in New Delhi, with attendees including President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and others.

They will be greeted by some of the cleanest streets New Delhi has seen, ornamented by hundreds of thousands of lush flowers potted on freshly painted pavements. What they will not see are the hundreds of thousands of people who have been displaced, or the slums that have been flattened or obscured by temporary fences bearing the G20 summit’s logo and photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi’s government hopes the beautification project will help showcase the best of what the world’s most populous country has to offer, further cementing its position on the global stage.

Anything that might disrupt that effort is unwelcome.

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[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So the best they have to offer is "fake". Is that the message?

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Afaik, other host countries have also done similarly when there is an important world gathering and even Olympics?

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes?

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So the press call out India, but not other countries.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No. Just one recent example would be how Brazil got a lot of negative press coverage for similar activities during the Rio Olympics.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I’m saying I don’t see it criticized much or any when other who does it and it’s telling. I’m not sure if I’m misunderstanding you.

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't think so? I'm not sure, but i do think there was something similiar the last G20? Or the one prior? Did i mix it up with Arabias slavery for olympics?

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s so sad only certain nations get called out, and more than a bit suspicious, isn’t it?

[–] lemminator@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You sound removed and seem to be living under a rock or just awfully biased

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It’s quite possible i haven’t seen them. I don’t use news aggregators and this is my only social media, so unless it’s what bothers locals in a small area, or i see it here, I really don’t know. Thanks for the reminder.

[–] snowbell 1 points 1 year ago

I cant say I know what you are talking about. This kind of stuff gets called out all the time.