G7 Summit: Building Consensus on Global Issues Amid Struggles for Support and Representation.

The G7 summit in Japan is including leaders from the Global South, such as India, Brazil, and the Cook Islands, to expand its influence and build consensus on issues like the war in Ukraine, China's growing assertiveness, debt and development issues, and climate change. The G7 aims to amplify its consensus by including leaders of big but less wealthy democracies. The leaders also discussed how to offer an alternative to financing from China with investments in a “transparent and fair manner.” The G7 leaders underscored their commitment to helping countries cope with debts that have mounted to perilous levels during the pandemic and war in Ukraine.