Slums hidden as India puts on its best face for G20
BBC By Zoya Mateen
BBC News, Delhi
On any given day, strolling down an Indian street, you will encounter billboards featuring Bollywood stars endorsing various products.
But over the past year, posters for the G20 summit have cropped up in every corner of the country. They are taped to electricity poles and stuck behind tuk-tuks, and have been showcased on massive LED screens.
The posters prominently display India's official G20 logo, featuring a globe nestled within a blossoming lotus - a design that has drawn comparisons with the symbol of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Accompanying them are photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The message that the government wants to send is that India has arrived on the world stage.
With a reported budget for hosting the G20 exceeding $100m (78m), the country has held 200 pre-summit meetings in more than 50 cities featuring yoga, cultural performances and specially curated menus.
For months, there's been dizzying coverage of events on Indian news channels, aimed at tempting even those usually impervious to the nuances of foreign policy.
