Archana Chaudhary
US Strike on Venezuela Reshapes Energy Politics, Raises Strategic Dilemmas for India
The US military intervention in Venezuela — a nation sitting on the world’s largest oil reserves — marks a significant shift in how Washington plans to exert power in a more fragmented world. While the strike has drawn..
The G20 Has Outrun COP on Climate Finance
In a year crowded with climate summits, it wasn’t COP30 in Belém that reshaped the…
India at COP30: From Rule-Taker to Rule-Maker in the Climate-Trade Era
As Brazil pushes for a global forum linking climate and trade, India stands at a…
Climate Talks in 2025: Converging Crises, Rising Stakes, and Diminished Returns
Even as 2025 risks becoming a year of deferral on climate action, key moments ahead—from…
Trump, Tariffs, Trade, Turbulence
Trump’s sweeping tariffs jolt global trade, unsettle supply chains, and trigger retaliatory moves — but…
G20 sends tepid climate finance signals in a divided world
Unlike the New Delhi declaration of 2023, the world’s biggest economies had shied away from…
Trumping the odds: How India’s decarbonisation plans will survive US poll results
Among the most important shifts to watch for will be in the climate policy space,…
Mind the gap: Finding the funds at COP29 to fight climate change
Can COP29 secure the trillions needed from wealthy nations and reformed multilateral banks to support…
NCQG’s new challenge: Show us the money
Two crucial global talks, Bonn and G7, failed to agree on climate finance ahead of…
The Indian economy is in danger of suffering a heatstroke
As it rolls out the world’s biggest-ever election, there’s a bigger challenge confronting India’s governance…
CBAM: Just another brick in the contentious global trade wall?
Europe’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has triggered retaliatory announcements from China and India, which…
Cop28: Follow the money
The Israel-Hamas War could play spoilsport in making this year’s climate summit more decisive The…