G8 Should Grant China and India Full Membership
Max Hastings, The Guardian | July 7, 2008
Leaders who will gather in Hokkaido are ill-positioned to address the challenges of climate change and global economic slowdown. ++ G8 meetings will remain inadequate as long as China and India are not granted full membership. ++ Candidacies of Brazil, South Africa, and possibly an Islamic state should also be considered, however, if the group expands too much it might loose its greatest value - intimacy. ++ Despite their weaknesses these summits are not a waste of time and money – personal meetings of world leaders are indispensable.
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