Nalin Surie - Volume I, Issue 2

DPG is deeply committed to the growth of India’s national power and purpose, the security and prosperity of the people of India and India’s contributions to the global public good. [...] The G7 declaration of that date is almost entirely Ukraine focused and highly condemnatory of Russia and its actions in Ukraine, including the threat of the use of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. [...] The concept paper, essentially a compilation of principles and proposals presented earlier that China claims it follows, is intended to ensure its privileged position as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and for it to steadily change the status quo in Asia and the world in its favour, all the while adhering to its ambition to achieve the so-called China Dream of National Rejuvenation a. [...] The attack has raised serious issues regarding security arrangements in supposedly secure zones, the identity of the perpetrators (TTP or not ), the possible involvement of the Afghan Taliban, and on the security situation within Pakistan in general. [...] It was agreed, inter alia, to work on impacts on food and energy security; the need for MDBs to evolve; to maintain a strong and effective global financial safety net with the IMF at its centre; to explore the macro-financial implications of the potential introduction and adoption of central bank digital currencies; and to ensure that the crypto assets ecosystem is closely monitored and regulated.