China raises Bay of Bengal security concerns with Ming presence
China’s ‘gifting’ of a Type 035 Ming class diesel-electric submarine to Myanmar which was formally commissioned on 24 December 2021 as UMS Minye Kyaw Htin at a ceremony attended by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the military junta has set the tone for the likely trajectory of Sino-Indian relations in 2022.This has been followed by China renaming 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh with Chinese names which include eight residential areas, four mountains, two rivers and one mountain pass. On New Year’s day in a symbolic show of grandstanding, China unfurled a large Chinese flag in Galwan in what was disputed land prior to the Chinese transgression in 2020. (India has since unfurled a large tricolour there as well). This was preceded by a serious breach of diplomatic protocol by a Political Counsellor in the Chinese Embassy writing to six Indian MPs expressing concern at their attending a dinner hosted by the Tibetan government-in-exile. Such acts by Chinese diplomats reek of arrogance and are anything but diplomatic and should therefore be censured in the strongest terms. On the first day of this year China’s controversial land law also came into effect which has grave implications for India particularly in view of China’s infrastructure augmentation along the LAC and the construction of dual-use villages along its side of the border with Arunachal Pradesh and finally, the recent news that China is building a bridge across the Pangong Tso in its territory which will further ease China’s logistic lines in the area and facilitate the movement of troops and military equipment.
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.