G20 Sherpa meeting: India hopes Kumarakom deliberations will help achieve agreed outcomes

G20 Sherpa meeting: India hopes Kumarakom deliberations will help achieve agreed outcomes

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan at G20 Sherpa meeting> Photo: Twitter/@MOS_MEA The second Sherpa meeting under India’s G20 presidency kickstarted here on March 31 with Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan expressing hope the Kumarakom deliberations will help in achieving ambitious and agreed outcomes. Addressing the delegates, Mr. Muraleedharan said … Read more

India wants energy transition on its own terms — without phasing out coal and with more grants

India wants energy transition on its own terms — without phasing out coal and with more grants

India is unlikely to sign a deal with richer nations this year for a just energy transition, as international funding rests on India committing to a timeline to phase out coal, an “unviable” proposition for the country, energy analysts said. The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations, together with Norway, Denmark and the European Union, … Read more

India’s G20 Presidency ‘very big deal’: EAM Jaishankar to critics

India’s G20 Presidency ‘very big deal’: EAM Jaishankar to critics

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg in Vienna on January 1, 2023 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Terming India’s G20 Presidency a “very big deal”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said the country has taken up the responsibility to host the meetings of the powerful grouping at a time … Read more

Sitharaman briefs G20 FMs on its 2023 presidency agenda

Sitharaman briefs G20 FMs on its 2023 presidency agenda

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for collective responsibility of G20 countries to prevent global economic risks from aggravating Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for collective responsibility of G20 countries to prevent global economic risks from aggravating India on Thursday briefed the finance ministers and central bank governors of G20 countries about its agenda … Read more