India hits out at US on linking climate issues to economic recovery

Says imposing stringent climate conditionalities unfair

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US India relations  | Joe Biden | US Navy

Subhomoy Bhattacharjee  |  New Delhi 

India-US relations seems to have been hit by some hiccups lately. Close on the heels of India registering a protest against a US Navy ship’s passage through its exclusive economic zone without prior permission, New Delhi has strongly criticised Washington’s attempt to link climate issues with economic recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic at the forthcoming G20 talks.

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen has been championing the linkage, and India feels that this is uncalled for. P Harish, additional secretary (economic relations), ministry of external ...

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First Published: Sun, April 11 2021. 23:50 IST
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