Vibrant Gujarat: Roadshow showcases burgeoning India-UAE economic ties
By Shweta Aggarwal GANDHINAGAR: India and the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf powerhouse, have advanced their economic ties by signing four pacts in diverse areas, including renewable energy, healthcare, food parks and logistics in the presence of the leaders of the two countries in Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Arab Emirates President Mohamed […]
Bonjour, Delhi! Macron’s Republic Day gameplan
By Sujal Shah The winds of change are blowing in the Indo-Pacific, and France is riding alongside India. While Russia’s fragile weaponry supply network provides an opportunity, France’s objective goes far beyond providing a basic substitute. As India seeks to diversify its armaments supply base, imports from Russia fell by 47%. France accounted for 29% […]
Jaishankar’s Moscow Mission: Trade, oil, defence top agenda
Enhancing trade, connectivity and defence ties will top the agenda of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s four-day visit to Moscow, which will begin on December 25. Dr Jaishankar will hold wide-ranging talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and is also expected to call on President Vladimir Putin. Given that this year’s annual leaders’ summit […]
India’s Moment: Debunking West’s double standards, the Jaishankar way
The launch of the book, “India’s Moment,” lived up to its name and provided External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar an occasion to assert India’s strategic autonomy and debunk the West’s double standards in international trade negotiations. Unveiling the book, “India’s Moment: Changing Power Equations around the World,” authored by Prof. Mohan Kumar, a former Indian […]
Dubai climate deal fuels hopes for a greener future, sans fossil fuels
DUBAI: Multilateralism finally triumphed in Dubai, the mecca of hedonism and conspicuous consumption, as nearly 200 participating countries agreed on a historic climate deal that exhorts them to transition away from fossil fuels and embrace a cleaner and greener future. This is the first time that fossil fuels have been mentioned in a COP outcome […]
Fossil fuel COP-out in Dubai, India gets coal breather
DUBAI: The global climate jamboree in Dubai remains stuck in a deadlock over the future of fossil fuels, with a new draft of the global stocktake (GST) text omitting any mention of the contentious issue. Eminent climate leaders and activists decried COP28 as a failure as the lack of consensus on phasing out fossil fuels […]
COP28: No politics please, it’s go time for bold climate action
DUBAI: As high-stakes global climate negotiations in Dubau enter the final lap, UN climate chief Simon Stiell struck a note of emergency, exhorting all countries to eschew political tactics and focus on accelerating bold climate action to prevent the looming catastrophe. “This week I don’t want to see diversions and political tactics that hold climate […]
Jaishankar showcases India’s strategic autonomy, calls West natural tech partner
Underlining India’s foreign policy of strategic autonomy at a conference in New Delhi, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted how India has expertly juggled its relations with rival powers, including the US and Russia as New Delhi’s choice of partners has expanded in the last few years. In his remarks at the Global Technology […]
COP28: PM Modi to pitch for accelerating climate finance
DUBAI: With international attention focused on curbing global warming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pitch for accelerating climate finance at the COP 28 global climate summit in Dubai on December 1. Besides addressing the World Climate Action Summit, PM Modi will be participating in three high-level side events, two of which are being […]
Inclusivity has been at the heart of India’s G20 Presidency: PM Modi
During G20 presidency,New Delhi revitalised multilateralism,amplified Global South’s voice,championed development,and fought for the empowerment of women Today marks 365 days since India assumed the G20 presidency. It is a moment to reflect, recommit, and rejuvenate the spirit of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (OneEarth, One Family, One Future). As we undertook this responsibility last year, the global landscape […]