SCO Summit: Russia’s ‘NO LIMIT’ Friendship With China Is Hampering Its Ties With India; Should Delhi ‘Boost’ The QUAD Squad?
With no formal announcement made after the conclusion of the 18th round of Corps Commander Level (CCL) meeting between India and China in the Chushul–Maldo area on April 23, 2023, all eyes were set on the bilateral meeting of defense ministers of India and China before the Shangai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in New Delhi last week. There were high hopes that some breakthrough may occur on the Line of Actual Control standoff in eastern Ladakh between India and China. The hopes were based on the sudden withdrawal of China from the Gogra-Hot Spring area (PP-15) on September 2022 in the run-up to the SCO summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Nothing much progressed during this bilateral meeting between the defense ministers of India and China except that both countries hardened their respective stands. But one strange thing happened during the SCO defense ministers’ meeting on April 28 and was unrelated to an issue between India and China. This was the talk delivered by the Defense Minister of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, who used this platform of SCO meeting to lash at the USA and other Western countries.
India targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, says Modi
India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minster has announced at the COP26 climate crisis summit in Glasgow. The target date is two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts. India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the United States and the European Union aiming for 2050.
COP26: What climate summit means for one woman in Bangladesh
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Why China's climate policy matters to us all
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to keep their promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new commitments to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the global warming which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday. The task facing negotiators was made even more daunting by the failure of the Group of 20 major industrial nations to agree ambitious new commitments at the weekend.