From The Mail & Guardian Online:
With vibrant economies and more than a billion people each, China and India might seem obvious candidates for the Group of Eight (G8), but analysts say the road to membership will be long.
Russia is now heading the G8 for the first time, inevitably triggering questions about why the two Asian giants have not joined long ago.
China must look on from the sidelines, although it has an economy that is roughly five times larger than Russia’s.
