COP30 exposes fault lines — and India’s climate priorities
Ambition without energy security is a risk India cannot take.
Updated At : 02:11 AM Nov 21, 2025 IST
Grievance: Equity is India's main moral argument at COP30 and now developed countries must step up. Sandeep Joshi
AS COP30 in Belém, Brazil, draws to a close, it is clear that this summit is different from the Paris or Glasgow summits. The urgency has been sharper, the geopolitics more fractured and the pressure on emerging economies like India more intense. For India, COP30 — the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change — was a test of whether the country can balance growth and climate responsibility while shaping rules that will govern the world's low-carbon future.
