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Environmental and social justice researcher Bhargavi S.Rao on noticeable absence of intelligentia, academia, scientific community, independent media, and gender considerations at C20 discussions.

Environmentalist Ashish Kothari on the global group’s impact – or lack of it – on sustainable development.

G20’s think tank engagement group in its role has been able to navigate effectively on most issues, especially amplifying the voice of developing nations.

The G20 Presidency rotation among middle income countries is expected to give a voice to poor nations. The Finance Track aims to address debt crises and climate finance gaps, but obstacles from developed nations have led India's Presidency to focus on softer options.

Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and India have restarted in July 2022. India, in particular, has recently increased the scale of its engagement in FTAs with several developed countries and has responded to EU’s multiple calls to rekindle the moribund FTA after a hiatus of nearly nine years.

This analysis explores the state of the Indo-German strategic partnership and presents alignments between both countries’ foreign policies in four key policy areas: Climate cooperation, new and emerging technologies, global health, and security.

As India assumes the Presidency of G20, Harsh Jaitli, CEO of Voluntary Action Network of India (VANI), a national network of Indian voluntary development organisations, speaks at length about the importance of having a robust C20 platform in an interview with Shalini Yog Shah.

Creating a roadmap for sustainable food production and renewable energy systems for the world is one of the most important tasks before the Indian Presidency.

Adopted largely by the West, FFP advocacy needs to address Global South dilemmas, contradictions, and tensions for adoption in non-West geographies.

As India finds itself at the centre of global conversations on the most pressing challenges of our time, it must also develop a progressive voice on local, regional and global gender issues by engaging with the FFP agenda.