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India’s Evian Moment: Shaping Global Leadership

Introduction The 52nd Summit of the G7 was held from 15 to 17 June 2026 at Evian-les- Bains in France.  The goal of the summit was to reestablish development unity and forge new international relationships.  Global security, economic disruptions and public health emergencies took the center stage in the summit as the world leaders discussed …

G7 leaders and invited world leaders pose for the official family photo during the 2026 G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16, 2026

From Green Partnership to Strategic Convergence: The Emerging Logic of India–Nordic Relations

Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi landed in Oslo on 18 May 2026, marking the first visit by an Indian PM to Norway in over four decades. This visit signalled a structural recalibration of India’s Europe strategy. The Nordic region, long regarded in New Delhi’s diplomatic calculus as a geography of goodwill and sustainability …

In this image received on May 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nordic leaders, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, at the Nordic-India Summit, in Oslo, Norway

Copper underpins India’s energy transition

While India achieved its goal of 510GW of installed power capacity by November 2025, it remains in the midst of large-scale urbanisation, industrialisation, rural electrification, and a massive renewable energy transition. Most current arguments focus on the availability of fuel sources to achieve the energy independence pathway; however, the focus should also shift toward critical …

Massive copper mine highlighting India’s dependence on imported copper for energy transition

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