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Multilateralism Digest: January 2024 - Issue 1

I. India in the UN India pushes for equitable status for Global South India to support the 3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries II. Plurilateral Developments Russia assumes BRICS Presidency BIMSTEC gets an Indian SG Cabinet...

February 8 , 2024

Sustainability, Knowledge Platform and G-20 for Emerging Economies

The recent COP 28 in Abu Dhabi and prior to that the G20 Summit in New Delhi observed “at the midway point to 2030, the global progress on SDGs is off-track with only 12 percent of the targets on track”. Global Leaders are tying loose ends to...

January 11 , 2024

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 52, 2023)

Commentary How the Global South is rediscovering centuries of shared history to challenge Western domination India’s engagement with Africa, backed by the common legacy of a colonial past, aims to create a true multipolar world. Click here to read...

January 1 , 2024

Multilateralism Digest: November 2023 - Issue 11

I. India in the UN India-UN Development Partnership Fund turns six Special Political Missions face new challenges, need transparent budgets, says India II. India’s G20 Presidency Virtual G20 Summit held PM announces Social Impact Fund III....

December 12 , 2023

Multilateralism Digest: September 2023 - Issue 9

I. India in the UN EAM addresses 78th UNGA Launch of a new India-UN initiative India suggests renaming of the G77 PBC needs better mandate, role Essentials for reform of UNSC working methods II. India’s G20 Presidency G20 Summit adopts New Delhi...

October 3 , 2023

United Nations in a World of Crises

The 78th session of the United Nations opened amidst a deepening sense of crisis. The UN Secretary-General said that the ‘world is becoming unhinged.’ [1] The UNGA President Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago mentioned the problems of ‘War,...

September 29 , 2023

Bharat’s G20 Presidency: An Ode to India-Africa Friendship

Under the framework of the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency, India hosted the final summit on September 9 and 10 in the presence of more than 40 world leaders, including the G20 Heads of State or their representatives.[1] And one major outcome of...

September 27 , 2023

From G20 to G21: India's Dynamic Global South Leadership

Today, India’s position has transitioned from a participant to a notable leader, adopting the position of a distinct and significant voice for the Global South, within the domains of the international community. Such evolution has been highlighted...

September 12 , 2023

Vimarsh on “India’s G20 Presidency: Forging Actionable Agenda for Global South”

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in collaboration with the India Writes Network/Centre for Global India Insights organized a Vimarsh panel discussion on “India’s G20 Presidency: Forging Actionable Agenda for Global South” on 24...

March 6 , 2023

G20 Needs Inclusivity, Efficiency and a “Delhi Consensus”

The Indian presidency of the G20 has taken cognizance of the challenge of achieving just and equitable growth for all the peoples of the world in a sustainable, holistic, responsible, and inclusive manner. It is founded on the philosophy of...

January 6 , 2023