Negotiations

EU deal to nearly double renewable energy by 2030

The provisional political agreement, which was reached after nightlong negotiations between the EU parliament and states, seeks to raise the share of renewable energy to 42.5 per cent, from 22 per cent today

United Nations open negotiations to finish treaty protecting the high seas

While the high seas comprise more than 60 per cent of the world's oceans and nearly half the surface of the planet, they have long drawn far less attention than coastal waters and a few iconic species

Explained: Why UN's climate summit COP27 will be remembered as a failure

The COP27 agreement failed to go beyond the 2021 Glasgow climate pact’s promise to ‘phase down unabated coal power’, despite the Indian proposal that all fossil fuels should be phased out

Ahead of Jaishankar's Moscow visit, experts look at India's role in brokering peace between Russia, Ukraine

If the peacemaking efforts succeed, it can bring a more prominent place for India in the global order and bring it closer to the long-sought prize, a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, NYT reported

UN Security Council members fail to agree on Myanmar text

China and the United Kingdom, which drafted the text, blamed each other for the failure of the day-long negotiations, which followed a closed-door Council meeting on Myanmar

Pakistan foreign Minister Qureshi, ISI chief Hameed in Kabul for talks with Taliban

The Pakistani delegation will hold talks with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and call on leadership of the interim government in Kabul and other Afghan leaders, according to the Foreign Office

Iran set to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers on 21 October

The Vienna talks aimed at reviving the deal were suspended in June, when Iran elected ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi as president

Why Kim Jong Un's recent missile launches hint at North Korea's nuclear arsenal expansion

Kim may also be going back to a tried-and-true technique of pressuring the world with missile launches and outrageous threats before offering negotiations at the last minute meant to extract aid, experts said

Talks with Taliban must continue to evacuate people who helped Germany, says Angela Merkel

On Sunday, German chancellor Angela Merkel called for a dialogue with the Taliban

Britain will be unable to enjoy smooth trade with European partners if Brexit happens, says EU negotiator

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator says Britain cannot enjoy "frictionless" trade with EU partners after it leaves the union.