G20 Will Not Become an Enlarged G7

... (even India has not been invited to formally join the group), G20 is an inclusive and diverse gathering of major global economies. The diverse composition of G20 makes it more difficult to reach consensus within this group than within a more homogeneous G7 or within any other Western forum or institution. At the same time, diversity is one of the main sources of G20 legitimacy that G7 or NATO clearly lacks. Diversity and representativeness are assets that the Group of 20 cannot easily relinquish. For instance, though non-Western ...