India’s role in fostering convergence within G7

This year’s G7 Leaders’ Summit under the French Presidency had many reasons to go wrong.

- Thierry Mathou

With multiple conflicts, disrupted maritime trade routes, an energy crisis, an epidemic outbreak, global macroeconomic imbalances, hindered aid patterns, and more generally a fragmented world, the stakes were high.

Yet, what unfolded in Evian-les-Bains, France, was a moment of rare convergence. Remarkable discussions enabled genuine cooperation between leaders and concrete commitments to address the major challenges of our times.