Is Allegra Stratton right to be positive about India’s 2070 net zero target?
Narendra Modi's pledge may fall short of that favoured by the UN, but experts say India deserves praise as a…
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Modi will talk up India’s green energy at Cop26, but how far will he go in ending fossil fuels?
India is on the front line of the impacts of climate change, but Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, is…
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A trip to the Caucasus mountains, what the pandemic revealed about power, and Putin’s fear
I can’t help but wonder how the Russian president, otherwise so enamoured with risk, can be so terrified of the…
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Japan’s new prime minister enjoys the upper hand as elections loom
The omens are good for Fumio Kishida but the newly united opposition is determined to deny him an easy ride.
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Xie Zhenhua: can China’s climate envoy make a difference at Cop26?
The highly regarded veteran of China’s climate team embodies an important and rare openness to the world.
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What the race for hypersonic technology says about the US-China arms rivalry
The US still attracts the world's best minds, but China's latest test of military hardware shows it is very much…
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How China’s economy has rapidly slowed
The Chinese economy grew by just 0.2 per cent in the most recent quarter.
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Can G20 leaders keep their promise to prevent economic collapse in Afghanistan?
Saving the country from economic ruin will be difficult without normalising the Taliban's hold on power.
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