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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson signed off on a new shared roadmap during their recent virtual meeting that included measures to help limit global temperature rises and support for communities most vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
India and UK agreed on a joint roadmap including plans to combat climate change by 2030.
It includes new collaboration on clean energy transition and protecting forests, and joint leadership to develop resilient infrastructure in climate-vulnerable countries.
The roadmap will support global efforts to limit global temperature rises and achieve an ambitious outcome at COP26.
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Summary: Foreign ministers from India, France, and Australia recently met (virtually) at the Raisina Dialogue, Indiaâs flagship annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics. What can they get done if they work together?
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“We need plurilateralism,” argued Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. “Multilateralism is not delivering.” The minister was speaking about the benefits of small groups of countries working together at a panel at the recently completed Raisina Dialogue alongside the French and Australian foreign ministers. All told, the message was clear. These were three countries that were dedicated to strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and they felt they could achieve more as a trio than in a bigger cohort.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday (local time) held discussions with his French and Australian counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marise Payne, respectively and also discussed the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape. Substantive discussions with my colleagues FM @JY LeDrian and FM @MarisePayne at the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue. Thanked them both for their strong support in meeting the Covid challenge, tweeted Jaishankar. Discussed the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape and agreed on the importance of enhancing our cooperation, added Jaishankar. These discussions took place at the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue, held on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting.
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 08:49 AM IST
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Earlier, Jaishankar met with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, during which they extensively discussed issues relating to Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held substantive discussions with his French and Australian counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marise Payne, respectively, and thanked them for their strong support in meeting the COVID challenge. Jaishankar, who is in the UK for a four-day visit, held talks with Drian and Payne at the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue, held on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers meeting.
S Jaishankar Thanks France, Australia For Extending ‘Strong Support’ To Tackle Covid-19
External affairs minister S Jaishankar met his French and Australian counterparts on Tuesday during the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue in London
Outlook Web Bureau 05 May 2021, Last Updated at 10:01 am PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-05T09:56:08+05:30 S Jaishankar Thanks France, Australia For Extending ‘Strong Support’ To Tackle Covid-19 outlookindia.com 2021-05-05T10:01:12+05:30
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External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held discussions with French and Australian counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marise Payne, respectively.
Jaishankar, who is on a four-day visit to London to take part in the G7 foreign ministers’ meet, thanked Drian and Payne for the support France and Australia have extended to India to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.