The koala trained in G20 diplomacy
November 18, 2014 17:04
On the weekend, during a break at the G20 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other world leaders got a taste of Australia's "koala diplomacy'.
Demonstrating that real men aren't afraid to display their softer side, Modi beamed in avuncular fashion as he picked up the cuddly creature -- an image that was immediately tweeted to the world by the ministry of external affairs.
He wasn't the only Master of the Universe to give the grey marsupial a squeeze. US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and even the steely Russian President Vladmir Putin all went a little gooey as they played with Jimbelung, whose name means "friend".
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Demonstrating that real men aren't afraid to display their softer side, Modi beamed in avuncular fashion as he picked up the cuddly creature -- an image that was immediately tweeted to the world by the ministry of external affairs.
He wasn't the only Master of the Universe to give the grey marsupial a squeeze. US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and even the steely Russian President Vladmir Putin all went a little gooey as they played with Jimbelung, whose name means "friend".
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