Conference on how India’s G20 presidency can forge inclusive world order
More than four months after India assumed the G20 presidency, the country’s G20 Chief Coordinator, eminent diplomats and experts will share their views at a conference in New Delhi on how New Delhi can leverage its G20 presidency to help forge a more democratic and inclusive world order. Organized by India Writes Network and Centre […]
Japan PM seeks India’s central role in updated Indo-Pacific strategy
In a defining speech in New Delhi, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled the updated version of Tokyo’s Indo-Pacific initiative that envisages an “indispensable role” for India against the backdrop of shared threat perception from Chinese aggressiveness. Mr Kishida, who is on a twenty-four-hour trip to Delhi, stressed that he hopes to promote a vision […]
Why India-US semi-conductor agreement matters
By Shweta Aggarwal The India-US agreement on semiconductors promises to be a game-changer in New Delhi’s quest to move up the high-tech value chain and has paved the way for enhancing bilateral collaboration in critical and emerging technologies. On March 10, US Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo and her Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal signed an […]
India, Australia to strengthen security, Indo-Pacific cooperation
Blending cricket and the colours of Holi, India and Australia have taken their burgeoning strategic partnership to the next level by agreeing to boost cooperation in defence, mobility of professionals and in shaping an inclusive Indo-Pacific. The two G20 economies also decided to move ahead with Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) to upgrade an interim […]
Quad ministers focus on Ukraine suffering, target Russia & China
Ahead of the Quad summit in Australia in May, the foreign ministers of Quad countries held their meeting in New Delhi and called for “just and lasting peace in Ukraine”, and respect for a rules-based order in the South and East China Seas. These statements were aimed at Russia and China, which are seen to […]
G20 foreign ministers agree on 90% issues, but no consensus on Ukraine
The first meeting of G20 foreign ministers under India’s G20 presidency ended with a striking convergence on major global issues ranging from climate change and sustainable development to terrorism, but a consensus on the Ukraine war proved to be elusive amid a narrative war between Russia and the West. India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar […]
Modi to G20 foreign ministers: Global governance has failed, Global South needs a voice
Setting a constructive tone for the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted the world’s top economies to rise above differences – a veiled allusion to deepening differences over the Ukraine crisis – and deliver concrete results to address problems of the global South. “We should not allow issues […]
Ahead of G20 ministers meeting, conference focuses on Global South, IMF reforms
Ahead of the meeting of foreign ministers of G20 countries, India’s Sherpa Amitabh Kant has called for accelerating reform of global governance institutions in tune with aspirations of the Global South to address challenges such as global debt, poverty, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “The world needs new institutions to drive climate action and Sustainable […]
Eminent diplomats, experts focus on Global South, climate finance, IMF reforms
Ahead of the meeting of foreign ministers of G20 countries, India’s Sherpa Amitabh Kant has called for accelerating reform of global governance institutions in tune with aspirations of the Global South to address challenges such as global debt, poverty, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “The world needs new institutions to drive climate action and Sustainable […]
Eminent diplomats, experts decode India’s G20 Moment, focus on Global South
With India’s G20 presidency attracting global attention, a special edition of “India and the World” journal entitled “India’s G20 Moment: Hope, Harmony and Healing,” has been launched by eminent personalities, including Sherpa Amitabh Kant. The journal, which comprises essays and commentaries on different aspects of India’s presidency, was unveiled at a conference organised by Vivekanada […]