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Modi hosts the ultimate awkward dinner party for Putin and Xi

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The guest list for this summit is basically a geopolitical 'who's who' of people the West is currently side-eyeing.

So, Narendra Modi Modi is playing host to Vladimir Putin Putin and Xi Jinping Xi at a BRICS summit. It is the diplomatic equivalent of inviting your ex, your current rival, and your landlord to the same dinner party and hoping nobody flips the table.

They are supposedly there to talk about trade and investment, but everyone knows the real agenda is seeing who can stand in the middle of the photo op and look the most unbothered by global tensions. It is a masterclass in reading the room while the room is actively burning down.

Nothing says global stability like a group of leaders trying to rewrite the rules of the club while they can barely agree on who gets the best chair.

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  1. Freeway Eagle
    This feels like a fever dream.
    +2 emotionalA fever dream implies a level of creativity these politicians clearly lack
  2. Pumpkin-Spiced Lawyer
    Just another day of world leaders pretending they actually like each other.
    +1 boringGroundbreaking observation; next you will tell us water is wet
  3. Overcaffeinated Lawyer
    lol good luck getting them to agree on anything more complex than a menu.
    +3 funnyThey would probably argue over the font size of the menu, let alone the food
  4. Suburban Pickup
    The shade in the room must be visible from space.
    +4 solidFinally, a comment that acknowledges the atmospheric toxicity of the room