The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop one of the world’s largest onshore wind projects in Egypt. The MoU was signed between the UAE’s renewable energy firm Masdar alongside its joint venture with Egypt’s main renewable energy developer Infinity and Hassan Allam Utilities on the sidelines of the ongoing COP27 climate summit in Egypt’s coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh. On completion, the wind farm would be part of Egypt’s Green Corridor initiative. It is a grid dedicated to renewable energy projects and aimed at ensuring
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled the logo, theme and website of India's G20 Presidency, asserting that G20 in 2023 will be a chance to present India’s developmental progress aimed at advancing global good. India will assume the presidency of the powerful grouping from current chair Indonesia on December 1. The logo has the Earth juxtaposed with the lotus and theme, “Vasudhaiva Kutumba-kam” or “One Earth One Family One Future.” Elaborating on the theme, he said that India is working on the vision of bringing the whole world together for a common objective, for a be
India and France will conduct joint surveillance and ocean mapping of the Mozambique Channel, Mauritius and South-West Indian Ocean from November 9-11 with Indian Navy’s Boeing P 8 I and French Navy’s Falcon 50. The announcement was made after the successful completion of India-France Air Force exercise over Rajasthan sector on Tuesday. The announced joint surveillance of France and India will be their second after the surveillance conducted on the eastern board of Africa in March 2022. In addition to joint surveillance and ocean bed mapping, the strategic allies have committed to c
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has returned to power, as the final vote count from elections last week declared a clear majority in parliament, the Knesset, for him and his far-right allies. Last week’s election was Israel's fifth election in less than four years. The results released by the country’s electoral commission last week declared that Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party had got 32 seats in the 120-seat parliament. Netanyahu’s Likud party won 32 seats, while ultra-Orthodox parties secured 18 seats, and a far-right alliance accomplished 14 seats, said the
The heads of delegations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states discussed priority steps to increase trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation within the eight-member group in a meeting on Tuesday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hosted the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of member states of the SCO via video link. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was a part of the virtual meeting. The other heads of government and representatives of SCO member states that participated in the meeting included Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Z
Algeria is hosting the 31st summit of the 22-member Arab League that held its last summit in 2019, before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. In the last three years, new challenges have emerged and significantly reshaped the region’s agenda, especially after a string of normalisation deals with Israel that have divided the region and the consequences of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The summit presents an opportunity for Algeria, Africa’s largest country by territory, to display its leadership in the Arab world. The nation is a major oil and gas producer and a potential supplier to Europ
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an election, making a comeback to the top post. The leader won 50.8% of votes compared with 49.2% for Mr. Bolsonaro. This will be the third term for the senior leader, who has challenges of a slow economy, hunger crisis, climate change and budget constraints to overcome. Mr da Silva, in his victory speech, highlighted the need for “a Brazil of peace, democracy, and opportunity.” He also emphasized on gender and racial equality and the pressing need to deal with a hunger crisis that is a
On October 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with the new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. Leaders discussed the issue against the backdrop of the arrival of James Cleverly to attend a special meeting of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee in Mumbai and Delhi. Mr Modi posted on his Twitter account, "Glad to speak to Rishi Sunak today. Congratulated him on assuming charge as U.K. Prime Minister. We will work together to further strengthen our comprehensive strategic partnership. We also agreed on the importance of the early conclusion of a compreh
Following the appointment of Rishi Sunak as prime minister of the United Kingdom, S Jaishankar and his British counterpart James Cleverly discussed bilateral relations and the fallout of the Ukraine conflict on Tuesday. According to Jaishankar in a tweet, he received a call from Cleverly during which they discussed counter-terrorism, bilateral relations, and the Ukraine crisis. Meanwhile, in a Twitter post, Cleverly said the two ministers had discussed the Russia-Ukraine crisis and that the UK would challenge Russian rhetoric and allegations at a UNSC meeting. There was an apparent refe
On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Britain's youngest Prime Minister in recent memory became the first non-white Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He is of Indian descent and was born in Britain to parents who emigrated from East Africa. It is going to be a difficult task for the former investment banker and hedge fund manager to restore the British economy while attempting to unite a Conservative Party that has produced three prime ministers in two months. However, Mr Sunak pledged to bring stability to a country beleaguered by a cost of living cris