RIO 20 SUMMIT
BRICS realpolitik: How India-China tensions get defused, strategic leverage grows
The BRICS summits serve a crucial role in reducing tensions between India and China, while simultaneously facilitating the management of their border disputes. For Beijing, BRICS is key to projecting power globally and countering Western dominance. India leverages this platform as a strategic approach to address boundary issues, using BRICS and the SCO for leverage and agility in an ever-evolving geopolitical landscape, thus engaging economically without becoming politically entrenched.
Elephant, Dragon & Bear: Modi, Xi and Putin may converge at BRICS for a big power play
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend. Xi's visit marks his first trip to India in nearly seven years. Modi meets Putin on Friday, and a Modi-Xi meeting is widely expected. India's chairship focuses on practical economic cooperation and resilience. The summit's outcomes will determine the substance behind the leaders' appearances.
BRICS 2026: From bigger to better? The New Delhi summit may put trade, tech and energy in focus
BRICS 2026 will test whether the expanded 11-member grouping can translate its growing economic and geopolitical weight into practical cooperation. With trade, payments, startups, AI, energy, critical minerals and climate finance on the agenda, India’s presidency faces a tougher challenge: building consensus among members whose strategic interests often diverge.
Prime Minister Modi receives warm welcome from Indian diaspora in Brazil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Leaders' Summit and was warmly welcomed by the Indian diaspora. The greeting included a traditional dandiya ceremony, Vedic chants, and gift exchanges. PM Modi shared his anticipation for meaningful discussions at the Summit, building on the Global South priorities advanced during India's G20 presidency last year.
Rio+20: The world has a plan and money to save itself
It ended with a bang, and not a whimper as predicted by some. On the day Hillary Clinton quoted Steve Jobs in support of “new thinking”, and Hollywood stars Edward Norton and Dev Patel screamed out loud for “protecting the Arctic”, the world made sure that it had a plan – and enough money in the bag – to save itself from climate catastrophe.
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Adopted Rio+20 Summit declaration reflects India's concerns
The Rio+20 Summit has said that developing countries needed additional resources for sustainable development and that unwarranted conditionalities on ODA and finance should be avoided.
Adopted Rio+20 Summit declaration reflects India's concerns
Reflecting the concerns of India, the Rio+20 Summit has said that developing countries needed additional resources for sustainable development and that unwarranted conditionalities on Official Development Assistance (ODA) and finance should be avoided.
Featured content: Rio+20 gives us opportunity to interact with stakeholders: Suzlon CEO
On Wednesday my day was focused on talking with journalists from different media vehicles, about our participation in the event as well as our activities in Brazil and worldwide.
Featured content: Customization is key for Suzlon's success, says CEO
Discussions in Rio today gave me the opportunity to talk about a theme which is most central in Suzlon: our capacity to adapt to the local culture and needs wherever we go.
Rio Summit: India upset with 'weak' political will of rich countries
India said it is disappointed with the "weak" political will in developed countries to provide developing nations enhanced means of implementation of objectives of Green Economy.
Rio 20 years later: Pollution up, forests down
As diplomats discuss climate, sustainability and biodiversity, here is Earth by the numbers since 1992:
India’s poverty removal pitch wins the day in Rio
Despite opposition from developed countries, the final Rio+20 declaration agreed to India’s demand of putting the goal of removing poverty above all other objectives.
India’s demand for equity finds place in Rio+20 draft
Through the declaration, the heads of states would also advocate for countries adopting policies that make an economy ‘green’, the developing countries ensured at Rio de Janeiro that the developed nations do not impose one-size-fit-all targets and goals.
UNIDO to unveil 'green industry' agenda in Rio+20 summit
UNIDO is the specialised agency of the UN that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalisation and environmental sustainability.
Featured content: Opportunity to make a difference at Rio+20 summit
Suzlon’s 17 years in the wind energy sector across the world have shown that renewable sources contribute not only to increase access to energy, but to create development, jobs, improve education in a sustainable, green way.
Green groups worried as Rio+20 pact is diluted
The draft deal put forward by the summit hosts "is a more streamlined text, more likely to be agreed, less likely to deliver sustainable development," said Oxfam.
Rio+20 summit: Business chiefs pledge to value earth's natural assets
Some 39 chief execs of banks, investment funds and insurance firms pledged at Rio+20 business forum to integrate Earth's natural capital into loans and investments.
PM Manmohan Singh leaves for G-20, Rio+20 summits
Manmohan Singh left for a eight-day tour of Mexico and Brazil to attend the G-20 and Rio+20 summits.
Manmohan Singh leaves for G-20, Rio+20 summits tomorrow
On a eight-day foreign tour, Singh will attend the seventh summit of the G-20 starting in the Mexican resort town of Los Cabos on June 18 .
Rio+20 summit: India to oppose Europe’s terms, but will help Brazil
The government has prepared the grounds to help ‘friendly’ Brazil but not accept the adverse conditions that Europe is keen to impose at the event.
Carnival city gets ready for Rio+20
“What do you feel about the UN Earth Summit returning to Rio after 20 years,” I ask of a 20-something Brazilian seated next to me on the flight to Rio.
Rio+20: UN environment summit opens, but prospects grim
Rousseff, president of host nation Brazil, called on "all countries of the world to commit" to reaching an accord that addresses the most pressing environmental and social woes.
Earth Summit: India for upholding Rio principles
India will push for upholding the principle of common but differentiated responsibility while addressing the issue of sustainable development at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janerio later this month.
Rio+20 Summit: No progress in climate change goals, says UNEP
The Global Environmental Outlook has held that while there is considerable success in ozone layer replacement, little progress has been made in stemming climate change.
Rio Summit: Consumption driving 'unprecedented' environment damage, says UN
Population growth and unsustainable consumption are driving Earth towards "unprecedented" environmental destruction, the UN said in a report ahead of Rio Summit.
Earth Summit: UN leader Ban Ki-moon seeks to head off Rio summit tragedy
The summit will touch on just about every social and environmental problem facing the world ranging from food security, global health, livable cities to oceans and climate change.
Climate change to cost Latin America $100 bn by 2050: Study
In a new report, Inter-American Development Bank also called for "forceful" reductions in greenhouse gases to forestall some of the worst consequences of climate change.
Rio+20 summit to get maximum security: State official
The Rio+20 gathering, the fourth major summit on sustainable development since 1972, is to be attended by 115 global leaders and 50,000 participants from around the world.
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