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TopicDelhi Declaration

Topic: Delhi Declaration

We remember Modi pics, not Declaration details. Little for Indian viewers in G20 spectacle

British PM Rishi Sunak’s visit to Akshardham temple with his wife received fulsome praise on TV news and his ‘proud to be a Hindu’ moment made him a star. But there wasn’t much else.

‘Herculean task, needed compromise’ — S. Korean, German envoys on how India clinched G20 declaration

It was understood that compromise was needed to get Russia & China on board, says South Korean envoy. German envoy says India waited till 'last minute' to share declaration's full text.

Delhi Declaration first step to global no-first-use treaty. India should take the lead

India demonstrated its diplomatic prowess at the G20. The GNFU is the next step. China already has an NFU policy and if US shows any inclination, Russia may also come on board.

Russia has billions of rupees stuck in banks but India has assured investment options, says Lavrov

Russian minister of foreign affairs asserted that G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration is not just about Ukraine, but on need to settle all global conflicts in accordance with UN Charter.

Ukraine spokesperson ‘edits’ G20 Delhi Declaration text to make it ‘closer to reality’

Ukrainian spokesperson says 'G20 has nothing to be proud of' in terms of wording used to refer to war, alters 'Ukraine crisis' in Delhi Declaration to 'Russia's war of aggression'.

300 meetings & 200-plus hours of negotiations — Amitabh Kant hails ‘dynamic’ team for Delhi declaration

Consensus on Ukraine war toughest, he says. Kant’s team of civil servants & diplomats included Abhay Thakur, Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur, Ashish Kumar Sinha & Eenam Gambhir.

In Delhi Declaration, G20 leaders pledge health systems ‘better than pre-pandemic levels’ in 2-3 yrs

According to joint statement, they will also work towards polio eradication and ending ongoing epidemics including AIDS, TB, and enhance focus on strengthening primary healthcare.

Xi-Putin absent, shadow of Russia-Ukraine on consensus: Geopolitical tensions set stage for G20 Delhi

At a time of deepening geopolitical rifts, questions over G20’s relevance remain. Is it just about talking shop or can it provide tangible solutions to world’s pressing problems?

Gorbachev was ‘most trusting’ of Rajiv Gandhi, gave T-72 tanks to India before some close allies

Gorbachev's outreach to countries like India, efforts to thaw relations with the US & pulling troops out of Afghanistan marked a shift in Soviet foreign and military policy.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.