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Special Story: India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities

Prakash Kashwan, Ashok Swain New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Climate negotiators, researchers, and activists converged in the Amazonian city of Belém for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change from November 10–21. With part of the conference venue nearly engulfed in flames just days before the summit’s decisive phase, the symbolism was not lost on delegates. The roof is, quite literally, on fire even as governments struggle to phase out fossil fuels.
These annual climate conferences are dominated by a longstanding and continuing tension between industrially advanced countries that emitted a majority of the accumulated stock of greenhouse gases (from 1850-2021) responsible for climate change, and the rest of the world, which has contributed very little.
India has added relatively little (~4 per cent) to the accumulated stock of GHGs, and its per capita emissions remain the lowest among major economies. These statistics validate India’s long-held position that any demands to reduce India’s emissions amount to a climate injustice.

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China's record trade surplus sparks concerns in India: Jairam Ramesh

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New Delhi, Jan 14 (UNI) Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh Wednesday expressed concerns over China's record trade surplus of $1.2 trillion in 2025 over India, alleging that the latter's trade deficit with China is a significant contributor to the overall trade deficit.

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AHMEDABAD, JAN 14 (UNI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah offered prayers at Gurudwara Gobind Dham in Thaltej, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. UNI Photos 125U

AHMEDABAD, JAN 14 (UNI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah offered prayers at Gurudwara Gobind Dham in Thaltej, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. UNI Photos 124U

AHMEDABAD, JAN 14 (UNI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah offered prayers at Gurudwara Gobind Dham in Thaltej, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. UNI Photos 123U

AHMEDABAD, JAN 14 (UNI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah offered prayers at Gurudwara Gobind Dham in Thaltej, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. UNI Photos 122U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):-India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-P7U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday UNI PHOTO-P6U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul plays a shot during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday UNI PHOTO-P5U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul plays a shot during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday UNI PHOTO-P4U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul celebrates his century during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-P3U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul celebrates his century during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-P2U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul celebrates his century during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-P1U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 121U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 120U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 119U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 118U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 117U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 116U