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With wall-to-wall promotion (quảng cáo) and a barnstorming flair (tinh tế trong tranh cử), India and its governing party (đảng cầm quyền) are milking (vắt kiệt) the lead-up to this weekend’s G20 summit (hội nghị thượng đỉnh) for all it’s worth.

In cities across India, the beaming face (khuôn mặt rạng rỡ) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi adorns (tô điểm) giant posters (áp phích khổng lồ) promoting the country’s G20 presidency, national monuments (tượng đài quốc gia) are illuminated (chiếu sáng) with the G20 logo, and TV shows and newspapers rave nonstop about India’s moment in the spotlight.

The government is reported to have spent more than $100 million on events related to the G20 across dozens of Indian cities. To the prime minister’s opponents (người phản đối), the promotional barrage (rào cản) has been an unseemly political hijacking (chiếm đoạt chính trị) of an international gathering intended to foster economic cooperation. The events have in effect allowed Modi to start campaigning long before the start of the political season.