What role does a Sherpa play at an international summit?
As former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das was appointed India's Sherpa to G20, he would be leading the country's negotiations at the global summit till December 2018. 'Sherpa' is a term used for people who guide the mountaineers in Himalayas. Similarly, a Sherpa is the representative of the country's leader at the summit, and seeks to consolidate the leader's negotiations.