New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- : Underscoring the importance of India's G20 presidency, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India has a middle-ground to bring different parties to the table.

Addressing a press briefing at G20 University Connect here, he said, "World is very polarised. Even having everybody in the room was a real challenge in the last G20 meeting in Bali. A country like India, which is independent-minded, has a middle-ground to bring different parties to the table."

Speaking about the sufferings of the global South due to the polarization, he said, "The polarization in the world may occur elsewhere, but people in the Global South suffer the most. Our intentions would be to get leaders on what a large part of the ...