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Earlier this week, former US President Donald Trump revealed that Indian Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword> is scheduled to meet with him next week. This potential gathering, set against the backdrop of Trump’s bid for a return to the White House, highlights how global leaders are positioning themselves in anticipation of possible changes in US leadership. “He happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he’s fantastic,” Trump said on Tuesday during a town hall event in Flint, Michigan, while discussing free trade and US job protection. He even went on to call India a “very big abuser” in trade, Al Jazeera reported. Most likely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting up with Trump could be an acknowledgment of the latter's potential return to power in the November election, as foreign leaders carefully navigate diplomatic relations with key US political figures. However, neither the Trump campaign nor India’s Ministry of External Affairs have clearly commented on the matter yet, meaning that the Indian leader’s plans of a tête-à-tête with ex US President Trump are foggy at best. During a press conference, foreign secretary <keyword id="20181706" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vikram-misri" source="keywords">Vikram Misri</keyword> said, "there are many meetings with the Prime Minister right now which we are trying to fix. Right now, I will not be able to tell you about any specific meeting, whether the meeting has been fixed or not." "We are looking from all angles as to how much time we have and with whom we can hold meetings. We will keep updating you about the meetings," he added. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113444882" title="Trump says PM Modi will meet him during US visit, calls him &amp;#39;fantastic&amp;#39;" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>What we do know with certainty is that Mr Modi is indeed scheduled to travel to the US over the weekend and his calendar is going to be jam-packed. His visit coincides with his planned participation at the <keyword id="23145156" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quad-Leaders-Summit" source="keywords">Quad Leaders Summit</keyword> (including representatives from Australia, India, Japan and the US) in Wilmington, Delaware, hosted by President Joe Biden. As per a White House official, the meet-up will feature "ambitious announcements in multiple areas such as maritime security, high-quality infrastructure and critical and emerging technologies to demonstrate the group’s endurance". Prime Minister Modi will have bilateral meetings with President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday, following the conclusion of the Quad Summit. A special event, the Cancer Moonshot initiative, is also scheduled on the sidelines of the summit. In his meeting with President Biden, India and the US are anticipated to sign several agreements, including those related to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on drug frameworks. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated that Modi and Biden will review the comprehensive global strategic partnership between India and the US, which spans over 50 areas of engagement and bilateral dialogue mechanisms. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113085171" title="India is likely to benefit if Trump wins US elections, per Nomura Global Research" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Both leaders will also assess progress in areas of cooperation, though tensions remain due to the alleged assassination plot involving Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The investigation is ongoing, and India has formed a committee to examine the accusations. This visit may serve to ease some of the friction in the relationship. Defence cooperation remains a key area of collaboration between India and the U.S., including agreements on the procurement of 31 MQ-9B Predator drones, joint manufacturing of Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicles, and co-production of GE F414 engines in India. The Ukraine conflict is also expected to be a topic of discussion. Prime Minister Modi is supposed to attend the "Modi &amp; US" community event at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island. The event, already overbooked with more than 24,000 Indian Americans registered for a venue with a capacity of 15,000, has attracted attendees from 42 states, especially the tri-state area. Additionally, PM Modi will allegedly lead a roundtable with CEOs of American companies working in fields like AI, quantum computing, biotechnology, and cutting-edge technology. Lastly, on September 23, Modi will address global leaders at the United Nations' Summit of the Future (SOTF) and is expected to hold bilateral meetings with other heads of state attending the UN General Assembly. Obviously, squeezing in a meeting with Trump and Democrat Candidate Kamala Harris (you know, to balance things out) seems unlikely given Mr Modi’s tight schedule. But we’ll have a clearer picture only in the coming days. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111770277" title="PM Modi likely to address high-level UNGA session on Sep 26" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

Why is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the US this weekend?

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The G7 summit is exposing a crisis of Western authority, experts say.</li><li>Far-right parties are gaining ground in several countries, and leadership appears to be weakened. </li></ul>The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-ukraine-security-deal-hollow-pledge-putin-ceasefire-russia-us-2024-6">G7 summit</a> has long been a showcase of global leadership and power.The world's seven largest "advanced" economies — the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK — gather each year to discuss issues such as the economy, security, and trade.But 2024's group of leaders appears to be one of the weakest that has attended the summit for some time.As <a target="_blank" href="https://www.politico.eu/article/g7-giorgia-meloni-2024-rome-emmanuel-macron-rishi-sunak-joe-biden-russia-ukraine/">Politico</a> noted, many of the attendees are distracted by domestic issues that are threatening their authority and grip on power.This year's cohort shows that there is a "crisis of Western authority," according to Inderjeet Parmar, a professor of international politics at City University of London.<h2 id="55e7fbd8-0635-4b37-9bc3-908aef0c02d7">A threat to power</h2>Political instability and uncertainty are rampant, from the recent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/european-union-parliament-election-far-right-nationalist-parties-2024-6">surge of support for the far-right</a> at the EU Parliamentary elections to the controversies on both sides of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hunter-biden-convictions-damaged-us-reputation-2024-6">US presidential campaign</a>.Among those facing challenges to his authority is France's president, Emmanuel Macron. He is just days away from a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/european-union-parliament-election-far-right-nationalist-parties-2024-6">snap election</a>, which many think could end his current coalition.Macron called the election after a big win for his rival Marine Le Pen's National Rally party at the <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/european-union-parliament-election-far-right-nationalist-parties-2024-6">European parliamentary elections</a>. Macron's centrist alliance secured a 14.6% vote compared to the far-right National Rally's staggering 31.4%.Similarly, German chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats party recently suffered an embarrassing blow after the center-right party, Christian Democrats, rallied enough seats to sweep past the Social Democrats at the European elections.Meanwhile, in the UK, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, appears to be on course for a heavy <a target="_blank" href="https://theconversation.com/our-reliable-election-forecast-model-predicts-british-conservatives-will-lose-big-231790">election loss</a> next month.<div type="image" title="French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the G7 summit." height="683" width="1024" msid="111003639" hostid="261" sizebytes="85322"></div>Andrew Payne, a City University of London lecturer in foreign policy, told Business Insider that it would be difficult for some leaders to make "credible commitments on trade, sanctions, or any other issue of international significance" at this year's summit."When you're not sure if the person across the table is still going to be in office next month, or next year, you might think twice about striking a long-term agreement," Payne said.Meanwhile, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hunter-biden-convictions-damaged-us-reputation-2024-6">US' global reputation has suffered in recent months</a>. Donald Trump and Hunter Biden's respective criminal convictions have undermined the country's brand, regardless of who wins the Oval Office in the upcoming election, according to Payne and Parmar."The USA, as the world's pivotal state, at the heart of the G7 and its liberal international order, has candidates for the White House in November who are unpopular, and one of them is a convicted felon leading what is a far-right political party that threatens to wreak vengeance on its political opponents," Parmar said.<h2 id="1b1fbd61-741a-4d9c-a0ea-c529f41812d1">'Brittle at best'</h2>Payne argued that some of the G7 leaders aren't outright weak; rather, they face circumstances that threaten their authority."This is largely the same group of leaders that initiated or maintained an unprecedentedly strong response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, for example," Payne said."But in a democracy, leaders are only as strong as their domestic foundations allow them to be, however bold their foreign policy visions may be. And right now, the domestic foundations of most of the G7 leaders are brittle at best," he added.

The leaders at this year's G7 summit look weaker than ever

New Delhi: After meeting Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword> ahead of the <keyword id="21272963" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="semicon-india-2024" source="Orion">Semicon India 2024</keyword> Summit, <keyword id="20137945" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sanjay-mehrotra" source="keywords">Sanjay Mehrotra</keyword>, CEO of Micron, appreciated PM Modi's vision of developing semiconductors in India and said policies set up by him to incentivise semiconductor manufacturing in India are also very exciting. "PM Modi's vision to develop semiconductors in India and make it self-reliant is very exciting. The policies set up by him to incentivise semiconductor manufacturing are equally exciting. This is the perfect time for India to develop semiconductors because opportunities will grow with AI. The best is yet to come," Mehrotra said ahead of SEMICON India 2024 Summit. PM Modi will inaugurate SEMICON India 2024 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, today. Earlier on Tuesday, PM Modi chaired Semiconductor Executives' Roundtable at his residence. During the meeting, the Prime Minister said that their ideas will not only shape their business but also India's future. Mentioning that the coming time will be technology-driven, Prime Minister said semiconductor is the basis of the Digital Age and the day is not far "when the semiconductor industry will be the bedrock for even our basic necessities". The Prime Minister emphasised that democracy and technology together can ensure the welfare of humanity and India is moving ahead on this path recognizing its global responsibility in the semiconductor sector. According to an official release, the Prime Minister talked about the pillars of development which include developing social, digital and physical infrastructure, giving boost to inclusive development, reducing compliance burden and attracting investment in manufacturing and innovations. The meeting was attended by CEOs, Heads and representatives of various organisations including SEMI, Micron, NXP, PSMC, IMEC, Renesas, TEPL, <keyword id="23116584" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tokyo-electron-ltd" source="keywords">Tokyo Electron Ltd</keyword>, Tower, <keyword id="19920144" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="synopsys" source="keywords">Synopsys</keyword>, Cadence, Rapidus, Jacobs, JSR, Infineon, Advantest, Teradyne, Applied Materials, Lam Research, Merck, CG Power and Kaynes Technology. Also present in the meeting were Professors from Stanford University, University of California San Diego and IIT Bhubaneswar. SEMICON India 2024 is being organised from 11 to 13 September with the theme "Shaping the Semiconductor Future." The three-day conference will showcase India's semiconductor strategy and policy, which envisions making India a global hub for semiconductors. It will witness the participation of top leadership of global semiconductor giants and will bring together global leaders, companies, and experts of the semiconductor industry. The conference will witness participation of more than 250 exhibitors and 150 speakers.

Semicon India 2024: This is perfect time for India to develop semiconductors, says MICRON CEO Sanjay Mehrotra

<ul class="summary-list"><li>NATO's secretary general is proposing a plan for the alliance to control future aid packages.</li><li>The plan would have the US step aside from leading the group that coordinates weapons deliveries to Ukraine.</li></ul>NATO's secretary general has a plan to give the alliance control of the group supplying Ukraine with weapons — a job currently held by the US.The move comes amid growing concerns that former President Donald Trumps's reelection could spell trouble for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-nato-views-threaten-key-to-alliances-strength-article-5-2024-2">Ukraine's future fighting</a>, as well as continued inaction in Congress thanks to a stark political divide on giving Ukraine more money.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg raise the idea at a NATO meeting this week, suggesting that the alliance consider taking on leadership of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, also called the Ramstein group, that organizes the delivery of weapons to Ukraine."We must ensure reliable and predictable security assistance to Ukraine for the long haul, so that we rely less on voluntary contributions and more on NATO commitments. Less on short-term offers and more on multi-year pledges," Stoltenberg said.That move would shift control of the group away from the US, which created and has led it since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The plan was pitched by Stoltenberg in order to "shield the mechanism" of getting Ukraine aid "against the winds of political change," officials <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ft.com/content/254c3b86-2cb9-4c71-824b-dacacbbc9871">told The Financial Times</a>, an apparent reference to the deepening political divide in Washington, DC.The plan also includes coordinating $100 billion from NATO allies over the next five years to ensure Ukraine gets the aid it needs to keep fighting. News of the proposal was first <a target="_blank" href="https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-foreign-ministers-doubts-fears-eye-rolls-e100b-ukraine-plan/">reported by POLITICO</a> earlier this week.At a press briefing on Wednesday, Stoltenberg refused to go into further details about how discussions on the proposal had gone but said NATO was "now in the process of developing a more robust and enduring, institutionalized framework for support to Ukraine." He added that Ukraine had been informed about this process.It remains unclear right now whether this plan will ultimately gain traction, especially before the NATO summit in Washington this July, but the emergence of this plan seems to highlight growing concern about US leadership.<div type="image" title="A Ukrainian soldier of the Khartia brigade fires an AK-47 pellet gun from a trench during a training as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024." height="5000" width="7500" msid="109067997" hostid="261" sizebytes="2309530"></div>The Ukraine Defense Contract Group has been the critical element getting military aid to Ukraine. The once-a-month meeting of over 50 nations, including all NATO members, focuses specifically on the procurement of ammunition, weapons systems, and other technologies and gear for Ukraine.It was started by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in April 2022 and has since been helmed by US leadership.The group's meetings have consisted of some of the most high-profile debates of the war, from whether Germany and the US would send <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/abrams-tank-built-to-kill-tanks-destroy-soviet-russian-armor-2023-9">main battle tanks to Ukraine</a> to where NATO allies landed on providing fighter jets, like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-wants-f-16s-soviet-fighter-jets-dont-cut-it-2023-8">the F-16</a>.Recent sessions have seen little progress. The US, which has sent $44.2 billion in military aid since the full-scale invasion, has far-and-away been Ukraine's biggest individual supporter. But the tap's dried up in recent months, as political roadblocks in Congress have led to inaction on a supplemental funding bill including $60 billion for Ukraine.That vital <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/without-us-western-aid-ukraine-loses-to-russia-expert-2023-12">aid has been tied up since last October</a>. While the Senate passed a foreign aid bill including that money as well as funds for Israel in February, House Speaker Mike Johnson hasn't put it up for a vote in the House yet; it remains unclear if the bill would have enough votes to pass, given staunch opposition from some Republican lawmakers.With the US unable to get Ukraine more aid for the time being, European allies have stepped up to the plate, particularly Germany and France, as well as the Czech Republic.<div type="image" title="Ukraine" height="683" width="1024" msid="109067999" hostid="261" sizebytes="69462"></div>Ahead of Wednesday's NATO meeting, Stoltenberg made clear that plans to tighten NATO control of support for Ukraine were inspired by what's happening in Congress, saying "the fact that there has been no agreement in the US Congress on a supplemental or continued this support has consequences.""That's one of the reasons why the Ukrainian have to ration the number of artillery shells, why they have problems standing up against the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-preparing-for-war-with-nato-sooner-than-expected-isw-2024-3">Russian force with overwhelming military power</a> because they're able to outgun them with more ammunition and more artillery," he said.The potential shift in NATO politics and plans also comes on the cusp of a consequential US presidential election in November, when voters will likely decide between incumbent President Joe Biden and presumed Republican nominee former President Donald Trump.The latter has not been shy about his distaste for NATO over the years, often spewing inflammatory rhetoric about the alliance taking advantage of US funding and some countries not "paying their fair share." During his first term, he even considered pulling the US out of the alliance.He's also expressed an inclination to cease support for Ukraine and talked about negotiating a peace deal with Russia that would force Ukraine to cede much of the territory it's lost in the war. Ukrainian officials and leaders have rejected such a move, doubling-down on their goal of reclaiming all occupied land.While campaigning this year, Trump's continued much of that same rhetoric. In February, the former president infuriated many NATO members when he told supporters he would let Russia <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-nato-views-threaten-key-to-alliances-strength-article-5-2024-2">"do whatever the hell they want"</a> to NATO countries who aren't spending enough on the alliance's defenses.And just last month, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a long-time Trump ally and opponent of NATO aid to Ukraine, said that Trump wouldn't "give a penny in the Ukraine-Russia war. That is why the war will end." Orbán made this comment after visiting Trump at Mar-a-Lago for a social engagement.Over the past few years, especially amid Russia's invasion, many NATO members have upped their contributions. Early projections show 18 nations spending the suggested 2% of their GDP on defense, seven more than in 2023. In 2014, only three NATO allies met this threshold.<div type="image" title="US president Donald Trump is seen during his press conference at the 2018 NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium on July 12, 2018." height="2500" width="3757" msid="109068003" hostid="261" sizebytes="915318"></div>If Trump is reelected, there are anxieties that the US could change position on supporting Ukraine, leaving the effort to European allies. Stoltenberg's proposal would ensure Ukraine has what it needs throughout a second Trump term and would protect funding and military aid from his administration.But the move would dilute the US' leadership role in the alliance's support for Ukraine. It would also suggest a growing wariness of and distrust in America's shifting political stances.On Wednesday, the White House pushed back on such a plan, reiterating the importance of the US leading the Ramstein Group. "It is bigger than NATO, it's 50 some-odd nations all around the world, including in the Indo-Pacific — and what brought them together was American leadership," Kirby told reporters.He added that what is "keeping them together is American leadership."But if the group is, as Kirby described it, "an example of how President Biden has really revitalized our leadership on the world stage to bring countries together to do this," then inaction in Congress shows the limits of that.During a Hudston Institute event in Washington last week, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/these-nato-frontline-countries-are-readying-for-war-with-russia-2024-3">US needed to step up its efforts to aid Ukraine</a>. Many countries, Tsahkna said, including China, are watching the war, "so I think that [the] US must wake up as well, showing the leadership more because Europe is doing more right now."

NATO's plan to Trump-proof Ukraine aid shows just how worried US allies are about the future of American leadership

New Delhi, As the world's top leaders assembled here for the <keyword id="42982" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="g20-summit" source="Orion">G20 Summit</keyword>, they called for an urgent need to tackle various challenges before the globe including on the climate front. UK Prime Minister <keyword id="221875" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rishi-sunak" source="Orion">Rishi Sunak</keyword> said the G20 leaders came together for the first time 15 years ago to restore global growth after the financial crisis. "We (now) meet at a time of enormous challenges -- the world is looking to the G20 once again to provide leadership. Together I believe we can address these challenges," he said. Brazilian President <keyword id="12083056" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="luiz-inacio" source="Orion">Luiz Inacio</keyword> Lula da Silva said during his country's G20 presidency, it will launch a Task Force for Global Mobilisation against Climate Change. "We want to reach COP 30, in 2025, with a climate agenda balanced between mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage and financing, ensuring the sustainability of the planet and the dignity of people," he said. He said Brazil hopes to count on everyone's engagement so that the beauty of the Earth is not just a "photograph seen from space". South African President <keyword id="238505" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="cyril-ramaphosa" source="Orion">Cyril Ramaphosa</keyword> said "we are delighted" that the G20 has accepted the African Union as a member of the grouping. "Global reconstruction in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to accelerate the transition to low-carbon, climate resilient, sustainable societies," he said. Developing economies, he said, are bearing the brunt of climate change, despite carrying the least responsibility for this crisis. "As African and other developing economy countries, we face the task of meeting our climate commitments in the midst of significant developmental challenges like poverty, inequality and unemployment," he observed. Climate change, environmental degradation, unsustainable consumption and production and resource scarcity are challenges that can only be addressed collectively and with a great deal of solidarity, he felt. "South Africa calls for an enhanced and expanded global partnership for Sustainable Development," he said. "This must be supported by the concrete policies and actions outlined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development," he asserted. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said before joining the leaders of the G20 countries and heads of international organisations who had arrived, we took a group photo. The background of the photo is the wheel that is the icon of the Kornark Sun Temple, a part of the UNESCO world heritage site. Saturday's first session of the G20 India Summit raised a topic with the theme One Earth, he noted. European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said climate change is man-made. "So it means we can address it. For this we need innovation, investments in green technologies, renewable energy capacity and energy efficiency. This requires more investments". "At the G20, I invited leaders to join the call for global carbon pricing. In a more fragmented world, the G20's role as a forum to address global challenges is vital. The Delhi Summit, under the strong stewardship of PM <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword>, will therefore be instrumental," she said. The EU, she said, will do its utmost to make it a success.

G20 leaders call for sustainable growth, addressing climate challenge

<ul class="summary-list"><li>COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber held a press conference to defend his support for climate science.</li><li>Al Jaber is under fire again for his comments on fossil fuels and science. </li></ul>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — When the chief executive of an oil company runs a UN climate summit, sparks are bound to fly.Sultan Al Jaber, the president of COP28 being held in Dubai, took center stage at the UN climate summit earlier Monday to defend his support of climate initiatives. Al Jaber, who is also the CEO of the United Arab Emirates state-owned oil company Adnoc, came under fire after controversial comments became public around how "there is no science" or "scenario" saying that phasing out fossil fuels will achieve global climate targets.He made those comments during a live online event on Nov. 21, roughly a week before the UN climate gathering kicked off; they were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels">published by the Guardian on Sunday</a>. The comments alarmed climate advocates in Dubai and led Al Jaber to pull together a press conference to defend his "respect for the science" and his record of saying that fossil fuels are on their way out."I have said over and over that the phase down and phase out of fossil fuels is inevitable," Al Jaber told reporters at COP28 on Monday. "This transition is essential. It needs to be orderly, fair, just, responsible, and well-managed. I am quite surprised at the constant and repeated attempts to undermine this message."Before the the conference started, Al Jaber <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cop28-dubai-un-climate-summit-sultan-al-jaber-oil-loss-damage-2023-11">also denied a report</a> that Emirati officials used COP28 meetings with other countries to promote oil and gas deals, as well as renewable energy projects."COP28 President Al Jaber's science-denying statements are alarming and raise deep concerns about the presidency's capacity to lead the UN climate talks, at a time when leadership and a clear vision are most needed," Romain Ioualalen, Oil Change International's global policy lead, said in a statement. "Of course, denying science has been part of the fossil fuel industry's playbook for decades. But science is not up for debate: we must phase out fossil fuels to have a livable planet."The controversies underscore the central debate at the UN climate summit in Dubai. Nearly 200 countries are trying to reach a deal that calls for shifting economies away from fossil fuels, the main cause of the climate crisis. UN scientists warn that countries must make that transition quickly to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2023">cut greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2030</a> and avert catastrophic levels of global warming. But they are far off track.Al Jaber says he's on board with a deal of some kind on fossil fuels. But climate advocates are skeptical, in part because Adnoc is planning to invest $150 billion over the next five years on its offshore oil and gas fields.That seems to be inconsistent with a report by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf">the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change</a>, which found that emissions from existing and planned fossil fuel infrastructure are already enough to surpass global climate goals. The Paris Climate agreement calls for limiting global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to preindustral levels. The world has already warmed by 1.2 degrees, the IPCC said, and caused substantial loss and damage from deadly floods, drought, wildfires, and other disasters.A spokesperson for Adnoc told Business Insider that the company is spending some of its $150 billion investment on maintaining its existing oil and gas operations. Adnoc is also investing $15 billion on reducing the carbon intensity of its operations and on low-carbon technologies like hydrogen, geothermal, and renewables.Al Jaber was joined by Jim Skea, chair of the IPCC, during Monday's press conference, who said the COP28 president has been "attentive to the science."Skea said that under a 1.5-degree warming scenario, fossil fuel use is "greatly reduced and unabated coal is completely phased out." Oil is reduced by 60% and natural gas by 45%, he said."Unabated" refers to emissions that are not captured at the smokestack. Carbon capture projects are largely unproven and expensive to develop, which is why many climate advocates see them as a distraction from cheap and available solutions like renewable energy.But oil and gas giants like Adnoc, ExxonMobil, and Chevron are investing billions in carbon capture technology, in part because it could give them license to operate in a greener world.During the online event, Al Jaber argued that a complete phase-out of fossil fuels wouldn't allow sustainable development "unless you want to take the world back into caves."The exchange was with Mary Robinson, the chair of the Elders group and a former UN special envoy for climate change, during an event hosted by the nonprofit She Changes Climate that advocates for greater female representation in climate policy.Robinson said the climate crisis is disproportionately hurting women and children because the world hasn't committed to phase out fossil fuels.

Oil titan Sultan Al Jaber backtracks on comments that 'there is no science' around fossil fuels at UN climate summit

<ul><li><keyword id="2582336" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rohit-jawa" source="Orion">Rohit Jawa</keyword> would take over the leadership role for a term of five consecutive years with effect from June 27, 2023.</li><li>Jawa will join the <keyword id="44863" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="hul" source="Orion">HUL</keyword> board as a whole-time director from April 1, 2023.</li><li>Besides the Indian market, he will also take over as President of <keyword id="45009" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="unilever" source="Orion">Unilever</keyword> South Asia. </li></ul> FMCG major HUL on Friday announced the appointment of Rohit Jawa as the Managing Director &amp; Chief Executive Officer to succeed <keyword id="169120" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sanjiv-mehta" source="Orion">Sanjiv Mehta</keyword> who will retire from the company after leading it for a decade. Jawa, presently the Chief of Transformation for Unilever, would take over the leadership role for a term of five consecutive years with effect from June 27, 2023, the company said in a statement. "The appointment of Rohit Jawa as a whole-time director and MD &amp; CEO will be subject to the approval of Shareholders and other statutory approvals as may be applicable," it added. Jawa will join the HUL board as a whole-time director from April 1, 2023. Besides the Indian market, he will also take over as President of Unilever South Asia. He will join the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) effective April 1, 2023. After a transformational tenure of 10 years at the helm of HUL, Sanjiv Mehta will retire from the company. Jawa is currently the Chief of Transformation for Unilever in London where since January 2022, he has successfully orchestrated the once-in-a-decade, end-to-end transformation of Unilever. He started his career with HUL as a management trainee in 1988 and has a proven track record of sustained business results across - India, South East Asia, and North Asia. As EVP for North Asia &amp; Chairman for Unilever China, he led a significant transformation of Unilever China into a competitive, profitable, and consistent business, now Unilever's third biggest globally, the statement said. Further, as the Chairman of Unilever Philippines, he led the business to become one of the top 10 markets for Unilever globally. Rohit's ability to integrate the strength of traditional markets with digital technologies and future-fit business models positions him well to take HUL into its next growth phase. Commenting on the development HUL Chairman Nitin Pranjape said: "I am delighted to welcome Rohit back to India. He has a deep understanding of the business landscape, particularly in Asia and has led the transformation of Unilever businesses in China and in the Philippines. "I am certain that with his astute business acumen, and growth mindset Jawa will take HUL to the next level of performance." Mehta (62), had taken over as the MD &amp; CEO of HUL in October 2013 leading the business through a period of sustained growth. During his decade at the helm, the business crossed the Rs 50,000 crore turnover mark and the market capitalisation of the company increased more than four times from USD 17 billion to USD 75 billion, reinforcing HUL as one of India's most valuable businesses, the company said. He has been a proponent of long-term value creation anchored by growth, high-performance anatomy and distinctive capabilities and introduced several transformative business programmes such as 'Dial Up the Big Q' and 'Winning in Many Indias' to make the business more consumer-centric, agile, and resilient. In order to make the business more future-fit, Mehta kickstarted the 'Reimagine HUL' agenda by leveraging data, harnessing latest technologies, and designing business models to redefine how HUL engages with consumers, customers, and the way the business operates. He was also instrumental in HUL undertaking several strategic mergers and acquisitions, including the amalgamation of GSK Consumer Healthcare into HUL, one of the biggest mergers in the history of FMCG in the country. Besides, he actively championed the diversity agenda making HUL an even more inclusive organisation, the company said. Paranjpe said Mehta has been an integral part of the Unilever Leadership Executive and has driven the South Asia growth agenda as the president of the market cluster. Hindustan Unilever Led (HUL) is India's largest Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company, For the financial year ended on March 31, 2022, HUL which owns power brands such as Rin, <keyword id="270001" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="surf-excel" source="Orion">Surf Excel</keyword>, Dove etc has a revenue of Rs 51,193 crore. Mehta also served as the President of the industry body FICCI. Besides, the HUL board also announced the appointment of Ranjay Gulati as an Independent Director of the company for a term of five consecutive years with effect from 1st April 2023. Gulati comes with a rich understanding of Business Strategy and is presently a Professor at Harvard Business School, said an HUL statement. 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Hindustan Unilever appoints Rohit Jawa as new MD & CEO; Sanjiv Mehta to retire

<ul class="summary-list"><li> <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>'s Volodymyr <keyword id="11631702" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="zelenskyy" source="Orion">Zelenskyy</keyword> was named TIME Person of the Year.</li><li>He embodies valor and resilience, traits business leaders should exhibit in tough times.</li></ul>It's one thing to play a president on TV, it's another thing to actually be one leading your country through war against Russia's Vladamir Putin. Since February 24, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy has led his people through one of the biggest land invasions in recent memory. And he hasn't lost. He's inspired <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ordinary-ukrainians-take-up-arms-defend-kyiv-from-russia-2022-2">thousands of civilians to fight for freedom</a>, welcomed <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-recruiting-foreign-fighters/31737766.html">emboldened foreigners</a> who've joined his ranks, and led an international campaign to garner monetary and military support. Time magazine named Zelenskyy its "Person of the Year" for 2022, in part, because of the courage he showed in leading his country. "Zelensky's success as a wartime leader has relied on the fact that courage is contagious. It spread through Ukraine's political <keyword id="11893566" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="leadership" source="Orion">leadership</keyword> in the first days of the invasion, as everyone realized the President had stuck around. If that seems like a natural thing for a leader to do in a crisis, consider historical precedent," Time's Simon Shuster <a href="https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2022-volodymyr-zelensky/">wrote in the profile</a>.Since February 24, the leader has waged an impressive defense against Russia and Vladmir Putin, who has ruthlessly targeted Ukraine's infrastructure for months, leaving many without heat or water as the nation moves further into winterZelenskyy continues to show fearlessness, making frequent visits to troops and civilians who've lost their homes. On Tuesday, he<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63881095"> spent time with troops in the eastern Donetsk region</a>, around the town of Bakhmut, which is now a focus in the war. Zelenskyy's words, continue to inspire his fellow Ukrainians and others. "You can temporarily occupy the territory of our state. But you definitely cannot occupy the Ukrainian people," Zelenskyy said in September at a visit to the recaptured city of Izyum in northeast Ukraine. His resilience is just one of several effective leadership traits the Ukrainian chief possesses, according to business consultants who focus on management.And while leading a country is certainly different from leading a company, there are similarities. Like presidents, <keyword id="11915157" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ceos" source="Orion">CEOs</keyword> are responsible for overseeing and taking care of people. Many oversee budgets that are comparable to, or even larger than,<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/25-giant-companies-that-earn-more-than-entire-countries-2018-7"> some countries' gross domestic product</a>, its total economic output. CEOs are responsible for delivering on certain goals, are in the public eye, and are increasingly being asked to make decisions on global issues like the climate crisis and discrimination.Throughout the war, which began in February with Russia's invasion of its neighbor, Zelenskyy — often dressed in camo-green T-shirts and zip-up sweaters — has been visible. He's posted videos from the streets of Kyiv, his country's capital, and repeated clear messages in media interviews. He's given emotional speeches to world politicians, spoke virtually at the Grammy Awards in April, and more recently, pleaded for more support at the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63632161">G20 summit in Bali</a> in November. "Russia wants war. It's true. But Russia will not be able to stop the course of history," he said, declaring that "mankind and the international law are stronger," in a virtual speech to the <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-live-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-addresses-the-2022-united-nations-general-assembly">2022 United Nations General Assembly</a> in September. Zelenskyy represents a new era of crisis leadership, according to professors of international relations and business. CEOs have the opportunity to learn from him."History will look highly favorably upon Zelenskyy," William B. Eimicke, a professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, said. "Good leaders recognize that they're only as good as the people who follow them. And they are, in fact, a personification of the team of the organization, of the company they represent. They're not separate and apart."CEOs facing unprecedented challenges can study these key elements of Zelenskyy's approach.This article was originally published in April 2022.<h2>Cut to the chase </h2><div type="image" title="Volodymyr Zelenskyy" height="695" width="1043" msid="90708102" hostid="261"></div>In times of crisis, people are stressed and overwhelmed and don't want to spend mental energy deciphering long sentences or drawn-out arguments, <a href="https://www.lepragency.com/">LaToya Evans</a>, a crisis-communications veteran, said."It's really about connection. You're talking about people who are under great stress, people who are evacuating, people who lost their homes, who lost their businesses," she said. "They don't want to hear a PR speech."The Ukrainian leader's <a href="https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1011073/we-will-fight-to-the-end-zelensky-quotes-churchill-in-speech-to-uk">speaking style</a> is characterized by short sentences, vivid imagery, and empathy, all of which make him effective."I am here. We are not putting down arms," Zelenskyy said in a Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1497450853380280320">video</a> played over 19 million times. "That is it. That's all I wanted to tell you. Glory to Ukraine."Zelenskyy teaches us that effective messaging is clear and concise. We see this in the business world, too. In <a href="https://www.nestle.com/media/news/covid-19-ceo-message-to-employees">a memo</a> Nestle CEO Mark Schneider sent out during a peak in the pandemic in 2020, he outlined three clear points he wanted employees to take away. Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi's <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=624db40d7860f167482ded4e&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fpulse%2Ftime-stand-together-sasan-goodarzi%2F">2020 memo</a> after the murder of George Floyd was written in plain language. Indeed, the most successful memos after Floyd's murder invited difficult conversations, outlined concrete plans, and appealed to emotion, public-relations experts <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/corporate-responses-to-george-floyd-death-analysis-racism-diversity-inclusion-2020-6">told Insider</a>.<h2>Lead from the front lines </h2><div type="image" title="Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivering a video address" height="939" width="1820" msid="90708103" hostid="261"></div>Zelenskyy had an opportunity to escape hardship when President Joe Biden offered to help him leave Ukraine as Russia began its assault. But the Ukrainian leader stayed.Experts likened the decision to a CEO deciding to go to the scene of a disaster or crisis, rather than hunkering down in their office or at home. A 2021 research paper published in the <a href="https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amj.2018.0706">Academy of Management Journal</a> found business leaders who led by example boosted productivity in their businesses."Zelenskyy put himself in the forefront, despite the fact that the ultimate cost in his case could be his own life," said <a href="https://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/profile/vesko-garcevic/">Vesko Garčević</a>, a Boston University professor who previously served as the ambassador of Montenegro in Brussels for NATO. "He doesn't hide behind the thick walls of the presidential palace or humiliates his subordinates in front of cameras to show his power."The most effective leaders don't lead crises from boardrooms or corner offices, <a href="https://www.gram.edu/academics/majors/pro-grad-studies/mass-comm/faculty/">Ceeon D. Quiett Smith</a>, a professor of communications at Grambling State University, said. "President Zelenskyy understands that the people — children, families, men, and women — are Ukraine and that freedom is the heart of Ukraine," she said. "His crisis <keyword id="11893563" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="strategy" source="Orion">strategy</keyword> is simple. Every message, visual cue, and action he takes focuses on the people."<h2>Show your humanity</h2><div type="image" title="President Zelenskyy visits wounded citizens in Ukraine." height="695" width="1043" msid="90708105" hostid="261"></div>When circumstances are difficult, people are likely emotional and want to feel their emotions are validated. Zelenskyy uses the rhetorical strategy of pathos, or emotion, <a href="https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/2012114/alyssa-farah/">Alyssa Farah Griffin</a>, a fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service, said. This garners support. A significant number of Ukrainian <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/03/19/1087712539/ukrainian-women-are-volunteering-to-fight-and-history-shows-they-always-have">women</a> are refusing to leave, per government orders, and are taking up arms instead. And international volunteers, including <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-invasion-battle-us-military-veterans-volunteer-rcna19697">American veterans</a>, are traveling to Ukraine to help in the fight."Zelenskyy shows that CEOs and other leaders should not shy away from emotion when it is warranted," Griffin, who was the White House strategic-communications director for President Donald Trump, said.Some of the most convincing business leaders of our time have leaned into emotion when making key arguments. Think of Steve Jobs, a cofounder and former CEO of Apple, when he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrJzXM7a6o">unveiled the first iPhone</a>. He spoke about unleashing the future and the power of technology. Consider <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/indra-nooyi-writes-emotional-letter-to-staff-after-stepping-down-as-pepsico-ceo-152207-2018-10-11">PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi</a>, when she announced she was stepping down from her post. She described a "surge of emotions" and made employees feel connected to the brand she was leaving.Emotion is a cunning rhetorical device to connect with audiences and drive buy-in for one's goal, <a href="http://people.umass.edu/jra/studiesofemotion/articles/creativity/RhetoricofEmotion.pdf">scholars</a> and <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6002292/">researchers</a> said.<h2>Dress the part</h2><div type="image" title="Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy." height="853" width="1280" msid="90708107" hostid="261"></div>Though the pandemic has bent the rules of formality, starched suits are still the go-to for world leaders. But Zelenskyy, who used to don suits and ties regularly, too, made a complete wardrobe shift when Russia invaded. He understood the power of fashion to communicate an ideology.When <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/financier-and-radio-host-peter-schiff-dressed-down-for-criticizing-zelenskyys-casual-attire/">Peter Schiff</a>, the CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, criticized Zelenskyy's casual attire, people on social media eagerly shut him down.For example, one person <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/03/16/ukraine-president-zelenskyy-suit-twitter/7066316001/">tweeted</a> in reply: "Is this a joke? Kyiv is under brutal assault with mass civilians being killed and Zelenskyy should worry about a suit?"Business communications and brand strategists think the Ukrainian president's departure from decorum is a smart move. It makes him approachable and relatable, which builds rapport with audiences, <a href="https://www.lepragency.com/">Evans</a>, the crisis-communications veteran, said.<h2>Stay relentless </h2><div type="image" title="President Zelenskyy speaks during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3." height="1600" width="2400" msid="90708108" hostid="261"></div>During a crisis, CEOs should be laser-focused on their mission. For Zelenskyy, it's protecting his citizens and doing everything in his power to get more international support against Russia.His unending energy to protect his people is evidenced by the sheer volume of interviews and speeches he's given over the past few weeks, his constant tweets, and his visits to citizens. In April, the Ukrainian leader also <a href="https://egyptindependent.com/zelensky-removes-two-top-ukrainian-generals-says-he-does-not-have-time-to-deal-with-all-the-traitors/">removed</a> several top generals, calling them "anti-heroes.""Now, I do not have time to deal with all the traitors. But gradually, they will all be punished," <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/3256034-zelensky-two-ukrainian-generals-dismissed-for-being-traitors/">he said</a> in a speech."Every CEO has one core assignment," Derrick Anderson, assistant professor of public affairs at Arizona State University, said. "President Zelenskyy remains focused on his core assignment. He has already demonstrated a commitment to prioritize loyalty and is starting to move key leaders in and out of critical roles." Zelenskyy is also unafraid of taking nontraditional media opportunities to make his plea for support. His somber, serious plea during the Grammy Awards in April was in stark contrast to the event's tradition of being celebratory, but the president knew many people were watching and seized the opportunity. The president prompted a standing ovation, more news coverage, and a wave of tweets.

Zelenskyy's TIME Person of the Year Award is proof that resilience is the most important trait any leader can have

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been spotted at an international summit in Russia.</li><li>The images come after he was supposedly exiled following the mutiny he staged against Russian military brass.</li></ul>Newly-surfaced photographs show Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin schmoozing at an international summit in Russia — over a week since he was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-image-prigozhin-wagner-group-boss-maybe-at-belarus-camp-2023-7">last seen in his underwear inside a field tent at a military camp in Belarus</a> hundreds of miles away. Prigozhin was apparently pictured at a Russia-Africa summit hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.Prigozhin led a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wagner-group-attempted-mutiny-russian-diplomat-comments-putin-ouster-2023-6">short-lived mutiny against Russia's military leadership</a> last month. The images showing Prigozhin at the summit circulated on Wednesday after the founder of the Russian paramilitary group was supposedly cast into exile in Belarus as part of a peace deal with Putin following Wagner's aborted armed rebellion. One photograph shows a smiling Prigozhin, wearing jeans and a white polo shirt, shaking hands with Freddy Mapouka, the chief of protocol for Central African Republic president Faustin-Archange Touadéra, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0a69c5e8-803d-4bd6-b5f8-8f36073372fc">according to the Financial Times</a>. The image was posted to Facebook by Dmitry Syty, the head of the "Russian House" in the capital of the Central African Republic."Mister Ambassador shared with me the first photos of the Russia-Africa Summit. We see some familiar faces," Syty captioned the image along with a smiling emoji. Another image of Prigozhin wearing the same outfit also surfaced on social media showing him shaking hands with a different African official. Prigozhin's whereabouts have largely been shrouded in mystery ever since he mobilized the Wagner mercenary group against Russian military brass. An image of Prigozhin in his underwear in a tent Belarus was recently circulated on social media.

Prigozhin was spotted at an international summit in Russia, hundreds of miles from where he was last seen in his underwear in a Belarus field tent

In the history of <keyword id="171345" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india-us-ties" source="Orion">India-US ties</keyword>, 2022 has been a huge year and the next year will be even bigger, a top White House official has said, asserting that the Biden administration sees this alliance as among the most consequential relationships for America anywhere in the world. Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer also applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being instrumental in forging a consensus during the recently concluded <keyword id="417259" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="g-20-summit" source="Orion">G-20 Summit</keyword> in Indonesia's Bali province. "Looking around the world when the United States and (its) President (Joe) Biden look for partners that can truly help carry the load, truly helped move forward a global agenda, India and Prime Minister Modi are very high on that list," Finer told a gathering of several hundred Indian-Americans here on Sunday. "We just saw this in real-time at the G-20 where the prime minister was instrumental in forging a consensus around a joint statement among a far-flung group of countries and in the comments and work that the prime minister has done and others in the Indian government have done to highlight the increasing risk related to nuclear issues," he said. This relationship is being steered by Prime Minister Modi and President Biden who have met more than 15 times, the latest one being in Bali last week, said India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, addressing the gathering at a lunch reception hosted by him to celebrate the 'Festival Season'. The unique event organised by the Embassy of India showcased the syncretic nature of Indian culture. The event saw festivals of different faiths - from Diwali to Hanukkah, Eid to Bodhi day, and from Gurpurab to Christmas celebrated with aplomb. Attended by top officials of the Biden administration, including Senior Advisor to the President Neera Tanden and Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy, the event demonstrated amply India's unique stature as the embodiment of 'Unity in Diversity' - a land where various faiths have not only coexisted but flourished. "This event really demonstrates so much about what President Biden is talking about when he talks about an inclusive country, a country that celebrates our diversity and our strength in diversity," Tanden said. "I'm grateful for this partnership between the United States and India. I think it has been important in the past, but it will be even more important going forward," Murthy said. Reflecting on his views on the India-US relationship, Finer reiterated the administration's commitment to it and said 2022 and 2023 are two critical years for this. "The year 2022 was huge in US-India relations. We think we have an even bigger year ahead in 2023. We have the Quad summit on the agenda coming up. We have India's G20 presidency, which I know we're all looking forward to, including Prime Minister Modi," Finer said in his address. He referred to the 2+2 Quad ministerial meetings taking place this spring, the relaunch of Indi US CEO dialogue and launch of critical and emerging technology dialogue early in 2023. "That's just the tip of the iceberg," Finer said, adding that both 2022 and 2023 are emblematic of how this relationship has proceeded for decades now. The entire Biden administration and certainly the president sees this as among the most consequential relationships for the US anywhere in the world, but also almost uniquely one of the relationships that still retains some of the greatest potential to continue to evolve and strengthen and improve, Finer said. "We are deeply committed to doing just that. It's easy to see why that is the case. At a time that can be extremely difficult to forge a bipartisan consensus in Washington on almost anything, there is a strong bipartisan consensus in support of the US-India relationship and has been for decades and a high degree of continuity from one administration to the next," he said. "There is obviously an increasing alignment of our interests, both geopolitically and as two world-leading democracies. And then, of course, the deep ties and incredible dynamism of our diaspora community, our cultural ties or commercial ties. "And then finally, and I don't want this to be lost, there are the ties of our leadership, which we consider to be hugely important," he said. Among those who attended the event included an array of important dignitaries, with friends of India from the administration, the US Congress, from different states, the think-tank community, private sector organisations, and the Indian diaspora. Notable attendees included Special Presidential Coordinator Amos Hochstein and Lieutenant Governor-Elect of Maryland Aruna Miller. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/india-played-essential-role-in-negotiating-g20-declaration-white-house/articleshow/95617104.cms">India played essential role in negotiating G20 declaration: White House</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/real-estate-investors-may-be-turning-to-india-following-a-continued-slump-in-chinas-property-market-says-a-report/articleshow/95649758.cms" style="">Real estate investors may be turning to India following a continued slump in China's property market, says a report</a>

2022 huge year for US-India ties, 2023 to be even bigger: White House

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rebel Tories are planning a more organised approach to oust Johnson after failing to dislodge him, sources say.</li><li>The vote of no confidence, which Johnson narrowly won, came about by disparate groups of MPs.</li></ul>Rebel Conservative backbenchers are plotting a "more organised" attack on <keyword id="11911533" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="boris-johnson" source="Orion">Boris Johnson</keyword>, sources say, despite fresh rumours of early election that could yet thwart their plans.Tories in the 80 most marginal seats in the UK were asked to file their campaign plans for a general election with CCHQ on Thursday. The request came during an away day for a "target seats launch event" held in May. Although long-planned, the move has reignited concerns among backbenchers that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-mulls-2022-election-amid-fears-economy-will-worsen-2022-5?r=US&amp;IR=T">Boris Johnson could call a snap vote this autumn</a>, potentially putting marginal MPs at risk of losing their seats in the hope of maintaining an overall majority. One backbencher told Insider: "He's going to go for an Oct. 27 election … Why are we sitting an extra week in September? We normally do two weeks. This time it's three. So what is that third week for if not wash up?"The wash-up period refers to a period of time before parliament dissolves where MPs hurry through unfinished legislation.Another MP said Tories were "on standby for an election anytime from September," noting that it was more likely "if they go for the PM."He added: "It may not happen until May 2024, but we will be ready to rock and roll as a party by the end of summer in our seats… loads of us already are."Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke <a href="https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1542114650770341889">told GB News</a> an early election was a viable prospect because "we have got such a trial coming towards us" and it would "draw the line" under <keyword id="13495783" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="partygate" source="Orion">partygate</keyword> and other matters. <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10966785/Boris-Johnson-refuses-rule-snap-election-THREE-times.html?utm_source=POLITICO.EU&amp;utm_campaign=6f9eed4667-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_06_30_02_55&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_10959edeb5-6f9eed4667-190495749">Speaking to journalists at the NATO summit on Wednesday,</a> Johnson refused three times to rule out a snap election, saying: "I don't comment on those sorts of things" and "I am not offering commentary" as he insisted he was "here to comment on policy, on the agenda of government."However, one of the rebel MPs that prompted last month's vote of no confidence told Insider Johnson's remark was a "red herring," potentially being put about as a "scare tactic" to rally support behind the prime minister. The MP said there was recognition that "if people want to be effective, we have to be more organised," suggesting that another confidence vote may take place following what he called a "beauty contest" of <keyword id="11893566" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="leadership" source="Orion">leadership</keyword> hopefuls during autumn's party conference. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-red-wall-snub-backfires-resurrecting-leadership-doubts-2022-6?r=US&amp;IR=T">His comments about the party conference echoed those made by colleagues</a> following Johnson's decision to pull out of a conference with northern MPs, angering some who had expected him to show up.Backbenchers who make up the Northern Research Group of Tory MPs are expected to be heavily courted, having given Johnson the benefit of the doubt in the last vote.Would-be rivals Tom Tugendhat MP and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have already begun the charm offensive, and others including ministers Penny Mordaunt, Ben Wallace, Liz Truss, and Nadhim Zahawi are active behind the scenes, sources said. Urging Cabinet ministers to act, the MP played down an oft-quoted adage that "he who wields the knife never wears the crown," saying: "The knife has already been wielded — by several groups of colleagues who voted against him."The party conference is not the only critical point facing the prime minister this autumn, with the privileges committee report into whether Johnson deliberately misled Parliament now underway and expected to report back later this year.Johnson has also pushed back a planned reshuffle until autumn, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-to-delay-his-cabinet-reshuffle-until-autumn-nlpbb9qg9">according to a Times of London report,</a> which sources interpreted as a tacit acknowledgement of his precarious position.The economic situation is also expected to get worse, with inflation predicted to peak at 11% and the energy price cap due to rise again in October. But triggering an early election is seen as a highly risky move, after the Conservatives <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/live-results-by-election-wakefield-tiverton-conservatives-2022-6">lost both Wakefield and Tiverton &amp; Honiton</a> in by-elections earlier this month. Recent polling seen by Insider has suggested that even Johnson himself may be at risk of losing his seat in Uxbridge and South Ruislip. That led one MP to speculate the prime minister would "do the chicken run" and go for a safe seat that is being vacated. While the party is currently without a lead party chairman, following Oliver Dowden's resignation over the by-election results, various names are circulating as possible replacements. Nigel Adams, a minister without portfolio who led the shadow whipping operation earlier this year, is seen by sources as a top contender, though he has ruled himself out, The Telegraph reported. Other names in the frame, according to the paper, include Stephen McPartland and Rob Halfon. The latter previously served as Conservative Party deputy chairman.It is not clear whether Ben Elliot, who is currently party co-chairman, will remain following criticism <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tories-call-oust-co-chairman-ben-elliot-russia-links-2022-3?r=US&amp;IR=T">from senior backbenchers over his links with Russia</a>.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rep. <keyword id="450075" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jim-Jordan">Jim Jordan</keyword> appeared to criticize Biden on Monday for attending diplomatic summits in <keyword id="28249" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="europe">Europe</keyword>.</li><li>"While Biden pals around with his buddies in Europe, the border crisis rages at home," he tweeted.</li><li>Conservatives have sought to make <keyword id="50403" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Immigration">immigration</keyword> at the <keyword id="399516" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="US-Mexico-border">US-Mexico border</keyword> a rallying cry against Biden.</li></ul>GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Monday appeared to criticize <keyword id="1533678" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="President-Joe-Biden">President Joe Biden</keyword> for attending the Group of Seven and NATO summits in recent days, saying that the president should instead focus his energies on the US-Mexico border."While President Biden pals around with his buddies in Europe, the border crisis rages at home," Jordan, a conservative lawmaker and staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1404481516684681216">wrote on Twitter</a>. This, despite Biden attending the same diplomatic summits that Trump did during his single term in office.Biden attended the 47th G-7 summit in the English county of Cornwall this past weekend.While at the summit, Biden joined the leaders of the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan in signing a <a href="https://www.g7uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Carbis-Bay-G7-Summit-Communique-PDF-430KB-25-pages-3.pdf">joint communiqué</a> that addressed topics varying from strategies to end the coronavirus pandemic to a guideline for fighting climate change and an examination of international law regarding online safety and hate speech.Biden is now attending the <keyword id="479950" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="NATO-summit">NATO summit</keyword> in Brussels.While Trump <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-nato-budget-is-funded-2018-7">repeatedly criticized</a> NATO over how the alliance is funded and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/us/politics/trump-nato-withdraw.html">reportedly discussed</a> pulling out of the organization, Biden is aiming for a more diplomatic approach during his visit.Republicans, who have <a href="https://www.voanews.com/usa/immigration/unauthorized-us-mexico-border-crossings-reached-20-year-high-april">decried the increase</a> in unauthorized border crossings since Biden took office, have used immigration issues as a rallying cry against the president for months.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/arizona-election-audit-trump-update-doj-2021-6">The Justice Department is scrutinizing Arizona's pro-Trump vote audit as threats of violence and political fallout loom</a>Biden has sought to use his first trip abroad as president to reinstill confidence in the US as a global leader and ally after four chaotic years under Trump. The former president's abrasive leadership style and tendency to aggressively challenge allies on issues such as trade and defense spending placed major strains on important partnerships. Recent polling has shown that the US's global image has seen <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-global-approval-rating-spiked-after-trump-left-office-pew-2021-6">a boost with Biden at the helm</a> as compared to the Trump era, particularly among European allies. Trump <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-nato-budget-is-funded-2018-7">frequently criticized NATO</a>, presenting the alliance as outmoded while misconstruing the ways in which <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-nato-budget-is-funded-2018-7">it functions</a>.The former president's approach to NATO at times raised concerns that he would move to withdraw the US from the historic alliance at a time of increased aggression from Russia. Trump also stirred up anxiety by suggesting the US <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nato-trump-spending-wesley-clark-treaty-article-5-2019-12">would not come to the defense of a fellow NATO ally</a> if it were attacked, which would mark a violation of the organization's fundamental principle of collective defense that's enshrined in Article 5 of NATO's founding treaty. In a major departure from Trump and his rhetoric toward the alliance, Biden in comments to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said that the US views Article 5 as a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/06/14/remarks-by-president-biden-and-nato-secretary-general-jens-stoltenberg-during-greeting/">"sacred obligation."</a>"I just want all of Europe to know that the United States is there. The United States is there," Biden said.

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