https://www.scmp.com/rss/321789/feed Shyam Saran served as India’s foreign secretary from 2004 to 2006 and the prime minister’s special envoy for and chief negotiator on climate change from 2007 to 2010. He chaired India’s National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council between 2013 and 2015. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Heatwaves across Asia are underscoring the immediate and severe impact of climate change. My country India is grappling with record-breaking temperatures, with some parts of northern India exceeding 50 degrees Celsius. China is also bracing for an unusually hot summer, which follows 2022’s worst heatwave on record with abnormally high temperatures lasting over 70 days. This extreme weather coincides with alarming findings from the annual Snow Update Report by the International Centre for... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3268163/urgent-action-needed-save-hindu-kush-himalaya-worlds-water-tower?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3268163/urgent-action-needed-save-hindu-kush-himalaya-worlds-water-tower?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:30:09 +0000 India is embroiled in a prolonged stand-off with Chinese forces on the Doklam plateau. China may have been caught off guard after Indian armed forces confronted a Chinese road-building team in Bhutanese territory. Peaceful resolution of the issue requires awareness of the context for the unfolding events. China has ­engaged in incremental nibbling advances in this area, with Bhutanese protests followed by solemn commitments not to disturb the status quo. But the intrusions continued. This time,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2104386/doklam-dispute-shows-india-must-pick-its-battles-china-seeks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2104386/doklam-dispute-shows-india-must-pick-its-battles-china-seeks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:13:38 +0000 With every passing year, humanity’s impact on the climate is ever more stark, and a growing number of global actors now recognise the need for immediate action. The prospects of success at the climate summit in Paris have brightened, in particular as a result of important pledges on mitigation by major emitters such as the US and China. While these pledges still fall short of the scale of effort required, the summit should put in place a template that enables more ambitious climate... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1885963/any-carbon-emissions-deal-paris-only-first-step?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1885963/any-carbon-emissions-deal-paris-only-first-step?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Dec 2015 03:45:30 +0000