With the inclusion of the African Union, India has delivered on its promise. The move, welcomed by the European Union and other G7 members, also signifies a balancing of China’s traction in the region — a region seen as friendly to China and Russia, and is home to several of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects alongside a waning western influence. This mass inclusion, engineered by an India riding on the trust it has invoked as G20 leader, is a big win that would truly serve as the lasting legacy of India’s historic presidency. India has indeed mainstreamed the...