Global Green Ambitions

India's foreign policy is anchored in strategic autonomy.

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In the climate arena, this includes the nurturing of new global platforms that advance collective solutions. The International Solar Alliance now has more than 100 members and partners with a target of mobilising 1,000GW of solar capacity and $1trn in investment by 2030.

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure today unites more than 50 member countries and nine partner organisations around the cause of climate-proof infrastructure. More recently, India has promoted the Global Biofuels Alliance to accelerate sustainable bioenergy and the Big Cat Alliance to protect biodiversity and ecosystems.

These initiatives mark a shift from India being simply a negotiator pushing for maximum policy space for its huge development imperatives to becoming a convener and agenda-setter. They signal a push for global institutions to move beyond negotiations towards delivering outcomes in areas like solar energy, resilient infrastructure and biofuels.

Walking the Talk

India's climate diplomacy rests on strategic multi-alignment, working with a variety of international groupings. Within the G20, India secured consensus for the admission of the African Union, giving the Global South a stronger institutional voice.

Within BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and five other members], India has pushed for recognition of climate finance as a pressing need and has linked this effort to its aspirations to host the Conference of Parties (COP33) in 2028. At the United Nations, India has advanced triangular cooperation through initiatives such as the India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) Fund and the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, which has already supported projects in more than 50 developing countries.