As a result, Japan will be the host country in 2019 and India will have to wait a few more years till Asia gets its turn. The G20 bid was also aimed at attracting convention traffic to India to create jobs and expand tourism opportunities. "We do not have a world class convention centre yet. Authorities say that the BRICs meeting in the tourist destination of Goa had exposed several gaps and they would not want to hold a G20 meeting without adequate preparations. "We want to showcase our best and therefore it is better to postpone it and not make a serious bid for the 2019 meeting," the official added.

Source: Times of India July 17, 2017 00:10 UTC