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Biden Wraps Asia Trip With ‘Quad' Summit, Urges Leaders to Do More to Contain Putin
President Joe Biden has warned fellow leaders of the informal Indo-Pacific security coalition known as the Quad that they are “navigating through a dark hour in our shared history.” His warning comes as Russia continues a brutal war on Ukraine. Biden called for greater Indo-Pacific leadership in the effort to stop Russian aggression at the start of a summit Tuesday...
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Biden Urges India's Modi Not to Step Up Country's Use of Russian Oil
Meeting by video call, Biden told the Indian president that the U.S. could help India diversify its sources of energy.
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Biden, Modi to Speak as US Presses for Hard Line on Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to speak virtually on Monday
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India Is in a Sweet Spot, Courted by the Quad, China and Russia
As the war enters its fourth week, New Delhi has been receiving a stream of high-profile visitors from major capitals around the world.
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Power Giants to Scope Offshore Wind Projects in India's Untapped Market
According to India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the country is home to roughly 7,600 kilometers of coastline.
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Political Setbacks Dent Modi's Strongman Image as India Heads for Crucial State Polls
Abandoning controversial farm laws was one of Modi’s biggest policy reversals since assuming power — and a lesson on the drawbacks to his strongman approach.
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Death of Austerity, Huge Elections and Threats of War: Political Events to Watch in Emerging Markets in 2022
Pivotal elections, referendums, reforms and geopolitical tensions could shape the economic trajectory across emerging markets this year.
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India and Russia Broaden Defense Ties Despite Potential Risk of U.S. Sanctions
The two countries signed 28 agreements and inked a 10-year defense cooperation pact.
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India Might Tighten Crypto Rules Instead of Imposing an Outright Ban, Crypto Exchange Boss Says
A parliamentary bulletin dated Nov. 23 showed that the Indian government plans to introduce a new bill that seeks to ban most private cryptocurrencies.
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Asia-Pacific Is Home to Some of the World's Largest Carbon-Emitters — 2 Charts Show Its Reliance on Coal
Around 47.8% of energy consumed in Asia-Pacific last year came from coal, according to the latest edition of BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy.
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Can India Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2070? The Road Is Long But Not Impossible
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India would aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2070 — two decades beyond the target set by COP26 organizers.
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World Leaders, Including China's Xi and Brazil's Bolsonaro, Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030
More than 100 world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping, have committed to end deforestation by 2030.
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India Targets 2070 for Net-Zero Emissions; China Makes No New Commitments
Modi said India had five climate-related pledges, including meeting 50% of its energy needs by renewable means by 2030.
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Who's Going to the COP26 Climate Summit? Meet the Key Players at the UN Talks
Most countries will be represented at the U.N. talks in one way or another, with roughly 25,000 delegates thought to be in Glasgow, Scotland.
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India Rejects Net Zero Emissions Target as Modi Heads to COP26 Climate Talks
India’s environment secretary R.P. Gupta reportedly said that net zero was not the solution to the climate crisis, ahead of COP26 climate meeting.
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India Administers Over One Billion Covid Vaccine Doses
Government data showed around 30% of the eligible population is now fully inoculated against the disease in India.
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Heavy Rains, Landslides Leave 18 Dead in South India
At least 18 people have died a day after torrential rains swept through villages and flooded roads in the southern Indian state of Kerala
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The Quad Countries Pledge to Promote an Indo-Pacific Region That Is ‘Undaunted by Coercion'
U.S. President Joe Biden met the prime ministers of India, Japan and Australia on Friday for the first in-person Quad Leaders Summit in Washington.