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India hits out at US on linking climate issues to economic recovery

Says imposing stringent climate conditionalities unfair

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US treasury secretary Janet Yellen has been championing the linkage, and India feels that this is uncalled for

Subhomoy Bhattacharjee New Delhi
India-US relations seems to have been hit by some hiccups lately. Close on the heels of India registering a protest against a US Navy ship’s passage through its exclusive economic zone without prior permission, New Delhi has strongly criticised Washington’s attempt to link climate issues with economic recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic at the forthcoming G20 talks.

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen has been championing the linkage, and India feels that this is uncalled for.

P Harish, additional secretary (economic relations), ministry of external affairs, said India has been the best performer in the G20 group when it comes

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